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TWENTY YEARS AGO Dr. Jameson is evidently a believer in surgical operations, as he submit- ted to the knife on Saturday morning last at 1 o’clock. Dr. Teskcy of Toronto, and Dr. Macdonald, Dr. Ja- mieson‘s partner, performed the op- eration, while Dr. Gun administered the anaesthetic. Appendicitis was the ailment and we are pleased to learn the operation was successful. Mr. W. J. Porter 0! New York says: “I enclose subscription for which you will please regale me for anather year with weekly doses of Corner Concerns, etc., etc. By the way. what has become of that soldier son of yours who so ably played the role of war correspondent in our Eastern possessions some time ago?” (We haven’t heard for many months, and don’t know his whereaboutsâ€"Ed.) Inspector Campbell attended the meeting of the County Board of Ex- amiiwrs in Owen Sound on Tuesday. The. following candidates “ere suc- cessful in passing the recent Model srhnnl examinations and are now full-tlo-dged teachers : Isa Campbell, Dora Davidson. Amy 1. Edge, Annie Harrow, Mary Johnston, Margaret M. Mearns, May Neilson, Elizabeth Scott. Pearl G. W'enkler, Amos W. Cane, Joseph W. Firth, Thos. Firth, David J. Huether, Ernest Marshall, Whitfield 'I‘yerm‘an. The following were granted District Certificates: Violetta Reynolds, Thomas W'. Mc- Donald. The name of Finley Graham is amongst the list of successful stu- dents in the recent pharmaceutical examinatinn. He took honors, too. The Mhnnt Forest Confederate says: “We like some of The Dur- ham (Ihronicle’s ideas on educational matters. In its last issue it advises trustees when they advertise for teachers to state the highest salary they can afford and select the best teacher that will apply for it instead of asking applicants to state salary. A very happy event took place on the 3rd of December at the residence of John D. Ewen, Lumsden. when his sister. I)nlimla., fourth daughter of Mr. John Ewen. Rocky Saugeen, Ont., was united in marriage to Mr. Bob- ert. .lnhn Mcllrae nt' Cottonwood. sask. Rev. Mr. Adam was the ofl’i- ciating elm-gyman. Miss Jessie Mcâ€" Kinnon, cousin of the groom, per- formed the duties of bridesmaid, while Mr. William Ewen, brother of the bride, acted as groomsman. 'l‘he Indepemlent Urder of ()ddfel- lows had a contest here during the past few weeks. Sides were ehosen and each side was to bring in as many members as possible during a tixed period and at the close of that, time the losers were to furnish sup- per fur the Lodge. About twenty new members were added and the contest culminated on Tuesday night last when a magnificent oyster and turkey supper was furnished in the dining hall in connection with the lodge room. Messrs. Jordan and Burnett of the Star (lrorery got the spread. and it was a really creditable zitl‘air, many remarking that the whole get-up was as good as any- thing they ever attended. A very social evening was spent. in which the members enjoyed not only the supper but the various games pro- vided for the oerasion. It was truly Oddfellow in character, as there was not a woman to be seen anywhere, though several were. heard to re- mark that Mrs. Jordan knew how to cook turkeys as well as the best of them. Laidlaw and Lenahan stowed away good loads and Tom Holt was fearful lest he had strained his di- gestive machinery. The Orai‘igeville Advertiser has ceased puliliratinn after an existence 0! 3?) years. Here is its final fare- well : "At the request of less than 2.000 subscribers we republish last week's paper fur the edification of their friends. The plant is for sale from the name-plate t0 the ink- trongli. After having for thirty-five years red and started many a print- er’s devil. supplied the wants of many a Newly editor and sung the requiem (if many a citizen in lan- guage thal 0ft. surprised the gods, we now sing: nur own in three short wnrils-~‘lli~qiiieseat in Pace.' W‘e must congratulate Mr. and Mrs. William Laidlaw on the celeâ€" bration of their silver wedding on Friday of last week. WI'I'B “GERMAN“ Henry Rexford, a Brant township farmer, was arrested last Saturday afternoon and taken to Walkerton jail to await trial on a charge of incendiarism. It is alleged that, on the night of December 1, Rexford set fire to the barn of Andrew Mun- r0 of the 15th concession. Brant Township. The building was totally destroyed. with the. season‘s crops. 19 head of ezttle, two horses and a flock of chickens and various imple- ments. Rexfords motixe is said to ho revenge. Some time ago his owni ham was destroyed by fire, and We, who held a mortgage on it, mind the insurance BRANT PARKER CHARGED PAGE NO mmmmaomu: I find no warrant in the revelation of God for believing that we need make no provision for the future. All that we know of the Great Provider would indicate that He expects all upon whom responsibility rests to discharge that responsibility to the fullest possible extent. It is apparent to all who have knowledge of family life in Canada that many men have failed to appre- ciate the importance of providing in an adequate manner for the inciâ€" dence of death and its consequent ef- fect upon those dependent on them. Clergymen all over the country have been again and again brought face to face with the tragedy of the death of a father in early manhood, leav- ing a family without financial re- SOUPCOS. In the matter of providing for the future there are some who say unc- tiously “the Lord will provide.” Some appear ,to be sincere, and to believe it would manifest a lack of trust in God to “take thought for the morrow.” Others, I fear, are like the man of the letter, with preten- tions to faith in God which are of doubtful value. About a year ago I received a let- ter from a man in the city, who, af- ter outlining his qualifications for matrimony stated he would like to marry a widow with a furnished house, as he was boarding, and just go in and “hang up his hat, as it were”, and make himself at home and look after her and the house. He added as a postcript to his letter “The Lord will provide”, evidently with the desire to impress me with his piety. Youth is .the time to lay founda- tions, physically. mentally and vo- cationally. Should we not as naturâ€" ally think of youth as the time to lay ffmndaiions financially for the fu- ture home, and wife. and children? I wish every young man, for instance were exliecled to purchase insur- ance. endowment ‘or life, when his age makes possible a low rate. The man with a family and in re- ceipt of a small wage finds it most difficult to do more than provide for the barest necessities in the present, and the whole problem with very many is aggravated by periods of de- pression, bringing in their train un- employment with consequent debt and general disconragemet. I spent. three years on the West coast. of Newftmmlland, and I Observ- ed there in certain families an ar- rangement. whereby a boy, when he reached the age of eighteen or twenâ€" ty years, pl'lwemletl to lay the foun- dation of a house, spending his sav- ings in doing so. and each year add- ing to the foundation until the house was erected, and he had a house of his own to which to take his bride. The same thing, perhaps, could not be done here, but the principle is sound. for applir.a.t_..ion anywhere. The. young man who contemplates mat- rimony. and most. young men hope to have a home, should begin early to prepare for it. The young man‘ who can present. his bride with an insurance policy, or take her to the home he has acquired, has shown in a practical way his love. and his ca- pacity for the responsibilities that belong to the married state. Many men and women in middle life toâ€"day would, if endowment pol- icies were coming due, have occa- sion to bless those who 'had urged surh a plan upon them. The widow with an income would have grateful memories of the one who had pro- vided for her need beyond the period of his life. Sorrow and loss endured by great numbers of women and children might have been avoided if ordinary measures of precaution for the future had been taken by the young men of the last generation. I am nut a real estate agent, nor am I an insurance agent! The sug- gestions made. have the ordinary man of limited means in view and they appear the best available. If there are better means within the reach of such a man whereby he may safeguard the- future of his family, let them be made known. My hope is that an increasing number of the younger men, though living in a spendthrift gage, an age which lives up to and indeed beyond its income, may appreciate the ne- cessity and value of providing as fully and as wisely as possible for the future. PINKDRTON RESIDENT DEAD ' fl‘homas Desmond, a well-known grain 'dealer and a prominent. resi- dent of the Pinkerton district. in Bruce County, died at. Pinkerton of cancer. He was about 60 years of age, owned a large grain elevator .at Pinkerton station and had been in the grain business in that ”section for 35 years. He also shipped ?n from points along the Palmers‘: :â€" Soutbampton branch of the F is. for Hay BrOS. of Listowel. A v. ' . W and family of six sons "and «co .daushtgr- survive. . PROVIDE!!! POI TIE rum; (Written by Rev. Peter Brycé for the Social Service Council of also as to his threatened actionflur non-repair of the south bunch of drain No. 3. I beg leave to report that I proceeded to interview Mr. Nichol and concluded an agreement with him by which he agrees to take no further action in respect to the culvert in question nor to take ' any further action in respect to the drain. I have employed to clean out said drain as provided by statute and according to the engineer’s pro- file at the ordinary rate of wage per day for the time necessary to com.- plete the cleaning out of said drain, he agreeing to abandon all further proceedings in the matter. Mr. Ni- chol proceeded to do the work until stopped by the w ther conditions, the work to be mpleted in the spring. and I helewith submit the bill for his wages mounting to $8.00. I also found that'the bank of said drain along the Town Line between Egremont and Arthur had broken through on to the land of John Deâ€" vine and I employed Mr. Devine to fill in and build up the washout, which he has done, and his bill is erecting 53 rods of wire'fence ac- cording to by-law.â€"Carried. TumbulLâ€"Hewitsonâ€"ll‘hat Charles Emke be paid 830 for sheep killed and injured by dogs and Peter Krauter 81 for inspectingâ€"Carried; Baileyâ€"Hewitsonâ€"‘I‘hat account of Middlebro Spereman be paid, $16 re expenses in John Noble case, and A. B. Currey $25.53 as Township solicitor.â€"â€"Carried. Hewitsonâ€"Turnbull â€" That Wil- liam L’orenz be refunded 85 as part of property is not in light limit.â€" Carried. .Tu'rnbullâ€"sMcDonaldâ€"That timber on 8.1.. 10. Con. 9, be sold to Charles Alles for $5.â€"Garried. 'l'urnbullâ€"Baileyâ€"That owing to weather conditions, Strattord Bridge Co. are not completing their conâ€" trac‘t until next season, we hereby agree to pay 85 per cent. of contract price, the balance to be held until work is completed. Deposit cheque returned and a payment of $10,970 plus sales tax en steel.â€"â€"Carried. lemon WEIGH- ’ ’ In!“ mm Council met December 15, mem- Council met December 15, members hers all present, minutes MOPM- all present. Minutes of last meeting ' The Reeve reporwd as _follows Were read and adopted. with respect to complaint made by .. Robert Nichol regarding construc- ’MODmaldâ€"GHertSOn â€" That Ed” tion of a culvert on the Town Line ward Boyce be ”“1 «"50 for erect-‘ between Egremont and Proton, and “18.22 P008. and Ezra Sachs 313.25 for 8180 as to his threatened actienmir erecting 53 rods of wire'fence 3c- non-repair of the south branch of cording to by-law. Carried drain No. 3. I beg leave to report . that I proceeded to interview Mr. Turtlbunâ€"Hewitson_q‘hat Charles Nichol and concluded an agreement Emke be paid 330 for sheep killed with him by which he agrees to and injured by dogs and Peter take no further action in respect to Krauter $1 for inspecting.â€"Carried. ‘ The Reeve reported as _follows with respect to complaint made by Robert Nichol regarding construc- tion of a culvert on the Town Line between Egremont and Proton, and in TOronto November 30 in view of having the Singhampton-Hanover County Road taken over as a County Provincial Road. The Hon. Mr. Biggs gave the deputation good on- couragement that the change would be granted. Comr. Allan also report- ed the expenditure of $125.60, $7.00 of which was on the Egromont and Glenolg Town Lino; tees $2.00. due, amounting to $10.00, which I recommend to be paid by the Coun- cil. Comr. Wilson roported as follows: Re M ”110011 shridgo as supervisor of tho construction of said bridge. in which I reported in cm1structiou of tho abutmonts last meeting of Council. would further roport that tho stool is now [11211-1111 on the abut- monts. a tomporary floor of planks bring: in uso for the winter months. and would rocommond that the sum 111 3’ 1771.00 ho paid Mr. Hill as 1131! paymout on tho suporstrurtuu'. 11-1 taming; th1- sum of $225.00 uutil rom- 11lot1'd. (loinr. Wilson also roportod work to tho amount. of $37.00. with tons of $71.00. Deputy Reeve Allan reported that he had attended the convention held Allan~--1\I(,'DnugaIdâ€"II‘hat, the a- grmnwnt. twtwmm tho Police Village" and “,I‘mvnship Immain as it is for tho rnmaining part of tho war. -â€"~Calriml. School nttcndamm utficors J. Mc- Plum and .l. R. Philp rnpm‘tod wnrk dorm avcnrding tn thn Art; foes $5.00 vavh. {10min Mchugald ropnrlod tht1 0x- pvnrlilm'o 01' $334.82. $190.00 of which was for étrengtlwning and Impairmg Pm'tvr's bridge. Financial Statomml. was read and adontvd and 'I‘roasm'vr paid $5.00 fnr m'vpamticm 0f sumo. Mcl)1‘111galdw-Wilsonâ€"Thal 1110 1‘01- lowing.r a1 coutns bo paid: Mnnir ipal “0111110221. 3.1131111. ropailing 111 giaalri. $5.30; (1. D1 1.1mm. oil in grail- or. $1.60: \V. Islos, No, 3. $18.00; A. Rao, ropairing road 1920, $6.00; J. R. Mclnlyro. ad. on «lrain No. 3. 1921. $2.00; A. Morrison, railway signs, $7.50: W. R. Rifo. oxnross, $1.25; Ag- ricultural Socioly. $100.00; Roovo. on drain No. 3. $300, for postage re Prov Enginoor. $2.25: Clork, postage and plump. $12.98, sorvico in taxes $35.00, balance salary $200.00; Treasurer, postago and exchange $1852, ox- chzango and stamps County Rate $12.- 50, balance salary $75.00. services $1.95; members of Council, $78.90; B. Gibson, room, $2.00. (Inmr, Hmat rvpm'tml vxnvmlitm'n of $33.10. 816.50 of whivh was in Egrvnmnt and l’rutun‘ 'l‘uwn Linn: furs. $2.00. Acmunt of M. Burke for conveying Mrs. Dunn to Ilnuso uf Refuge. $10. W ilsnnâ€"Groatâ€"That the Reeve vacate the chair and Deputy Reeve Allan occupy same.â€"~Carricd. Brief addresses were then made by the Reeve and other members of. Council, after which the. Council arose. There are none so blind that they can’t see the other fellow‘s duty. HogSâ€"Cattleâ€"Sheep THE DURHAM CHRONICLE TOTAL ASSETS om mam-Tunas MILLIONS fill STANDARD BANK”? 'I'HIS Bank ' prepared to make advances 09 ruponsibleufumeu who desire to going. that flochand'hads. a“. th I! I 0' in o I. o e. ofygzlrnearuthnnchwiflbeghdtomg matter with you. smmiun unmetâ€"Emma Puma- Baileyâ€"Hewitsonâ€"‘I‘hat account of Middlebro Spereman be paid, $16 re expenses in John Noble case, and A. B. Currey $25.53 as Township solicitor.â€"â€"Carried. Hewitsonâ€"Jl‘urnbullâ€"That nomin- ation be held at Lamlash on. Friday the 22nd day of December at 1 o’clock in the afternoon to nominate Reeve and four Councillors for the year 1923; in case a poll is demanded, el- ection to be held on' Monday, the lst day of January. Hewitsonâ€"Turnbull -â€" That Wil- liam L’orenz be refunded 85 as part of property is not in light limit.â€" Carried. Hmvitsonâ€"Bailey~â€"That J. Turn- bull he paid $7.60 as delegate to T0- rontn re changing of Durham Road to n County-Provincial Highway.â€" Cal'l‘ic‘d. and culverts .......... A. Meyers, 42 yards gravel P. Krautor, underbrushing J. Hewitson, phone ..... 'I‘. McGee, Sullivan ........ '1‘. Smith, underbrushing. . Council adjourned. Bailoym'l‘nrnbnllâ€"That taxes of tho Bowman and Snrofl' telephone (Jsmmanios he struck off the roll as thoy are not. liable to taxation ac- vording to the Ontario Telephone Av! .-, Carried, 'l‘lw following accounts were ro- cmnmmnlml to ho paid : tram . . . ....... . . . . 'l‘lms. Stinsnn, half day RUM. Twamloy. ‘2 days. va'y Dunn, 2 days. . . . .lnlm Griorsun, culvert. Rom. Imc'lingham and l)i\'. 3â€"Chas. Bailey. Comr.â€"- I). Kuhn and others. dragging and culvert ........ g ...... ' .l. Milligan amt others. work.. .l. Park and Others, culvert. . .. .l. 'l‘urnbull. half east culvert F. l’rast, culvert ............... 1 J. Park and Others, culvert. . .. 5.25 .l. 'l‘umbull. half cost culvert 6.4? F. l’l‘ast, culvm‘t .............. 10.06 Div. -’:-â€"-Jas. Howitson, Cumuâ€" E. Man uthnrs, sink-holo.. 43.75 J. Hmvitson. paying men ..... 1.50 '1‘. O’Brien, drawing and plac- ing culvert ............... 9.00 J. Dirstoin. i3 8-inch tile ...... 9.75 J. Hewitson. inspecting timber BOY 31' T8 0!" LONG WALK TO 81’ D CHRISTIAS AT BO‘IE Louie Lamont, a young boy from Toronto, who had been placed on the farm of Henry Spitzig, a member of Greenock Township Council, de- gravelling . . ......... . . .luhn Mills. 35 yards. . . . . . . . J. l’ust nthm's, gravolling J. Just, ’210:1ds.. . .. . . . .. .. Sam Boyd, 4% days. . . . . . . . W. I), Connor, salvs tax. . . . I). .I. Mclhmald. 1 day. . cided that he was going to wuk to his pnrents’ home for Christmas. He had fifty cents with him when he started out on his trip instead of going to school. When he failed to return for his supper and no trace of him could he found, Bench parties were or- ganized and the neighborhood scour- ed for traces of the absentee. He was finally located in the Child- ren‘s Shelter at Walkerton, where he had been placed by Chief Fergu- son, who found him late at night and thought him too young for the en- terprise on which he was embarked. TOI III COULD WRITE ' A GENUINE 3381' SELLER “If Tom Mix only had the time to spare from motion pictures,” re- marked a friend of the Fox star re- cently, "and someone aroused in him the inclination. he could write a book frOm his experiences in real life that would furnish some publisher with a genuine best seller. ”In whatever line of activity he has been identified withâ€"and his middle name is activityâ€"he has en- countered the hair-raising in exper- ience. This was true of his boyhood in Texas, of his ranch life as a cow- boy, of his service as a scout in Cuba during the war with Spain, of his war service in the Philippines and in the Boxer uprising in China, of his contact. with the Boer War, of his work as a U. S. law enforcement otIicer in Oklahoma and a moonshine whiskey sleuth in Tennessee. “Once in a while Tom Mix' can be led to talk freely of his experiences, though only in the conipany of a few men whom he knows well; but he carries a goodly number of scars that speak eloquently of narrow es- capes from death. “As I said, if Tom Mix could be persuaded. he could produce easily a real best seller. But. he‘s a very dif- ildent chap when it comes to talking of himself" Mix may be difl‘ident in talking, but lw's far from difl'idcnt in acting for tho soronn. T he celebrated Fox Why not when selecting a Christmas present for Dad or for Bill or for Tom or for the young boy, select one that isuseful, upâ€"to-date, and just the kind that either an old or young man or a boy will appreciate? Just take a look at the following list. . Do your shopping early and avoid the dreaded last minute rush. We are prepared for the Christ- mas trade with the best stock of Gent’s Furnish- ings in town. D. M. SAUNDERS Gent’s p The Last Call to ‘ Christmas Shoppe we will have special window displays. Your chain of any article for One Dollar. We will mention '1 few of the articles that will be in the window : These articles will be sold out of the Will only, so keep your eye on the “window these days. The Variety Store We have abundance of stock left, and we not carry anything over that we can sell at wl sale prices. Be here the last few days of this v and get your share of the bargains. CHRISTMAS SHOPPERS! Sweater Coats V-neck Sweaters Pullover Sweaters Wool Mnlflers Silk Mufflers Wool Mitts and Gloves Unlined and Lined Gloves All kinds of Handkerchiefs Only 2 More Shopping Days to Xmas $1.50 8d“ Bowls. for $1.00 $1.25 Judinioru, for '81.” 81.25 licks! Trays, for 81.00 Toys and Dolls. for 81.” Indian 'l'ru Coupon Cups and Banners. 1/, dos. Clover Lu! Cups and Train on Track: Saucers ........... .1.” 8‘... M“. m. ALL NEW GOODS, ALL UP-TO-DATE AND PRICES THAT ARE IN REASON Special Lot of FANCY CHINA for 81.00 and many othor articles In cannot onnmnu. FRIDAY and SATURDAY R. L. SAUNDERS, Proprietor FOR MEN AND BOYS star will be 1t the Vm‘ Saturday nights. December 22 m1 in his latest picture, Mid.“ Mu Brand story which I.“ what: rend the novel will magma connining an ideal chm the strenuous Mix. â€"the ones most widely - hand out. the brutal. “Vice 1 that make the authors groan. jump upon a tawdry hock with zied shriek and curse, and if the _ ‘ thor were a crook they couldn't him worse. They fume and fun rant and rail in anger and di .. . . it’s worse to write a cheap-john than 'tis to rob a train. And while critics raise their din, .. rheap hooks hit the spot; I hold it it} no downright sin to write some to.- myrot. Where one admira the searching yarn dissecting hull. souls, a thousand read The Hana“ Barn, and kindred rigmaroleo. And shall the eager thousand burn (It books they most enjoy, because m. critic. pale and stern, that hog-Will may annoy? And shall the min who earns his bread by writing red blood dope be crushed hv what some or“ I said, and say farew ell to hope? Wilf- sheuld the .saVage critics cook lowbrow Mike or Pete? A man write a jim-crow book, and still good as wheat. , If you think you are beaten, you If you think you dare not, you «I If you like to win. but you t you cnnW, It‘s almost certain you won‘t! Life's battles don‘t. always so " To the strongest 0r fastest m; But soon or late. the man who ‘ If you think you‘ll lose, you‘ve For out of the world we’ll find Success begins with a fellow’s ‘ It's all in the state of mind. All kinds Ian’s Socks Men’s Pine and Work Shim Underwear, in all kinds and sizes A nice Borulino flat. and the largest. stock of Ian's Ties in town. Is the one who thinks he can! hum”, WI. proof lo... and. The Power of mu.