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It is no longer a secret, that Dr. .lamivson is being urgml by Conserv- atiws in take the field in their be- half. but from anything me ran '03?" 'IP has not. decidml t0 ammpt. “'0'“ know lwnm' after the nwvting next \wmk. THE POLITICAL SITUATION The» Liberals have bills out anâ€" nounvim: :1 ('an'crntion on May 10, to spin-t a candidate for the coming l’rmnueiai PIPCHUI]. The day follow- ing. Friday. May 11, a mass meeting ur thv Libmul-Con:~ter\'atives will be lwhl fur tlw purpnsp of organization, and to select a candidate, if deemed advisable,». At, time of writing. we have 110 him when the I'. F. U. party will vnm'mw fur similar pnrpnsns, nor can we do anythil 3 mon- than guess at the ohmic? of candidate in be made by any 01‘ the parties concerned. er. They have done. the country more harm this four years than was ever dome to it since white men got pmsessinu. And you know it, only you are afraid to ott'end. Likely he pays you well for keeping his dirty work out of the paper. but. we get all kinds of papers. so we know the news. I have, taken your paper for four years. I have fought hard for the Farmers” Government. but never any more. Away with them. They haw ruined the country. They have destroyed us farmers. It‘ Drury was here and heard the talk about him he would rrawl into a knot-hole to get out of :ight. I could tell you lots but you know it. I have written t'uur times to The Farmers' Sun but it went in the was‘te basket. and 30 mil tine. There is tun much truth in thl‘ fur you ‘0 print ll. None of article has evidently been written. A mildm‘ {firm of expression would carry far more weight with it. the at.) partles. «jrit or Tory. ever brought us; m bondage 0r poverty as we are m now. and you know it. "Emu. AG.” W.- sxa’ul we woutd give this with- out comment. but for all that we rise to x'ormnrk that we do not like the vindictive style in which the W0 llllVo‘ lm iilna wlm lllt‘ Liberal will l‘w. il‘ tlwy haw on». and even from tlw pi'vswnt uutlook it is haul to say \Vllo‘lllt‘l' nr nut Dr. lltwsc'm will 2.4 ”I" l'.t‘.H. ci'inwnlinn. In t'uii‘nws tn tlw man whn t'mmlll- and won in tlw last t'tlnlt‘Sl. we think he iIO'SPl'Vo'S a swunol i-hanvi'. but they kmm tho-iv u\\'n liusiiwss lwsl. If they haw a lwttm- winning i'ai'il it. is all right for lht‘lll tn play it. 'l'lwrc is little doubt there? will be two or more in the “Pltl. ’ .lfllb TI! I”?! mam On two or three occasions lately we published articles from readers who professed to he in sympathy with the EEO. movement at the time of the last election but since regretted the t'uurse they had pur- sued. Two of these were from for- mer Liberals and the last one from a man we presumed to have been an nlddime Conservative. In giving space to their articles we. had a fear of getting in wrong with Some of the party who are still faithful in their allegiance to the tilt). principles. Notwithstanding this. howewr, we gaw- their thoughts publicity and though the last-named contributor though a presumed LlonservatiVe originally and still strongly in favor of [Elfin-ism. we held nothing back, but gave his Views just as they were presented to us. In this resimct we have been more generous than The Farmers‘ Sun. it‘ we judge the fol- lowing contribution. which appear-t ed in its issue of April 28. and re- produced without comment: "Editor The Farmers‘ Sun: ! "Your paper is “Jennyâ€"named} It should he Drury. llaney and Do- lierty‘s paper. It is a light to their feet. a lamp to their path. They are eursed nhme all that ever held pow- BRAINS SHOULD COUNT The ”Wen Sound Sun-'l'imes in an editorial on the selection and nom- inatinn of candidates for [mlitidal positions says it. would be well to give more ronsioleration to the men. tality of the caniditzites. Popularity is not the only consideration unless the. popularity be supported by brains, and there is really no reason why a brainy man should not. be a popular man as well. The brainy man should by all means carry the convention, unless ruled out, as an impossible on some other count. The glare of the headlights is a ages. the results at Ottawa have been menace to motorists but the glare of confirmed by those at Guelph and pedestrians is wholly harmless. McDonald College and prove beyond It would be easier to keep the boys 8" question of doubt that they are down on the farm if it wasn’t sohard ‘DDlicohle in the Province of On- to keep the interest rate down. {trip and in most of the province of 'V â€"v'r The follows" we see w expo wing th Quebec. manor trousers ceruinly alto: commence]: 303:. Ce: ilflRflAM BHRUNICLE PAGE FQUR V ll'll. “an and mum» Thursday, lay 3, 1923. Jr. II.â€"~I{eta Vollett, Thomas Mil- ligau. Violet Armstrong, Pearl Rose- borough. Elwin V'ollett. Sr. I.-â€"-.\llin Hopkins. Jr. 1. ,B.â€"~Maud Picken. Ciscely Hopkins. Jr. I. .\.-â€"â€"Arnetta Manta. Primer C.â€"-Irvine Webber, Jim Armstrong. Prim¢_»r B.-â€"-Dawson Vallett. Primer .-\.â€"â€"Ruym0nd litmkins, and Fred Rosebnx'ough (equal). Awmgv attendance, 19. ~â€"-M. E. Whitmore, Teacher. EARLY SBBDIN G GIVES THE LARGEST YIELDS \llxpt-rln‘lmtal Farms Note: Saw only at, harvest. there is nu \wrk ull tho farm so urgent and s9 [Il‘utittthlt‘ as that of getting tlw grain crop svmlwl early. \lVith no allulitiunal rultivatinn or seed. cereal crops plantml early in‘ the -spring, produce much larger yields than those spmlod later. Accordingly. more profit will be mad.“ on the farm Jr. [ILâ€"Lawrence HOpkins, Maple Armstrong: if the spring seeding is done as quickly as possible after the land is ready. These views, it must be said, are not new, they have been stated before many times but they are so important that, at this season of the year, eSpecially, they should be re- membered and, wheré possible, act- ed‘upon. .h'. l\‘.~-â€";l)unald Morrisnn. Clark .‘lul'risnn. Mari McIntyre. Sr. Ill.~---l.vn:1 Schafvr. Sr. ll.~--’l‘nm )lvlnsh, Walter Schu- t'c‘x'. tlnlin Ray. Sr. l.- --~l“l'8lll’is Melosh. Sr. l’x-.-â€"-Frmla Schafm'. .Ir. Pr. Jimma Schat‘er. Reta Mp1- nsh. 'l'nmmy He‘ll. . -â€"--l.a\'ina A. Mortlcy. Teacher. No. 2, Bentinck and Glenelg. 81'. [Yummy Hesh‘tt“. ("h’n‘dun 'I'ha mum "1*. Sr. lll.Aâ€"â€"V.\lli.~'tv1' Lawrenvo, Boatâ€" I'h't‘ (H‘arhy’k. .h'. Ill.~¢'.anwrinv Mchan. 51'. ll.â€"~.\largarct McLean. Jean iilark“. .\mvlia Legate. Cnrimw Lawwncv. Agnes Legate, Willie Leg- 3h}. Sr. lI.-â€".\lalwl Sharp. Myrtle Marâ€" shall. \Villwrt Pvtty, Melville \Val- snn. Mo-lvillu l’elty. Edgar Muricv. Jan-k Smallman. .ll'. [Ir-limit? Mul'it'c'. (lttO BiPl', Sr. l’l'.-â€"~l“.l;.'lll Pvlly, Wallace: Mar- slmll. Huwarcl Marshall, Jessie Marâ€" shall. No. 11, Bentinck. Sr. I\'.â€"-Cliff0rd Roseborough. Sr. ULâ€"George Hopkins. Allan Pic-keen. Filmm' Webber, (Iarmtm Rosoborough. Latona School. Sr. l\'. -.\I.\'1'tlv Mortlvy. tillarliv Svlml'vr. .\. D. .\lclntyrv. Jr. I’l'.-â€".\illl‘i(‘l Brown“. Rhona Clark. «’Lamphell Ewen, Furnetla vaatou Howard Legate, Chester Milâ€" lwr’“. Archie;- McLean. SC HOOL HONOR ROLLS FOR PAST MONTH .lr. l’|~.-~â€"Susan Marshall. 'l‘lmnms \\'af.~‘nn. Irmw Potty. 4{lllb)' I. Caswcll. 'l'cachvr. Those marked (*5 were present every day. Jr. I[.â€"~Forol Legate. Myrtle Mc- Lo-an, Willi." Legato. Sr. Pr.--Ulzm:nce Ritchie*, Ches- ter Milk-1"“. The advantage of seeding wheat. oats and barley early in the spring has been very outstanding at Otta- wa. While in the Maritime Prov- inces the spring is later, experi- ments have not shown such advant- 88es. the results at Ottawa have been Sr. llI.~~Eloanor Marshall, Hazel Mmmlain. Flln'enco Marshall. Albert Smallman. No. 1, Normanhy. Sr. I\'.--â€".\largarot. Watson, Ronald Smith. Nurman Marshall. MCI'IP Mor- im‘. Carlyle Smith. Holstein mm: school. JUNIOR ROOM Sr. ILâ€"1B. Christie. H. Smith, B. Arnill. J. Lewis, 6. West, C. John- sum. D. O‘Connell, M. Mowbray, 1. Sim. M. McPhaden, C. Tyndall, V. Allan. G. Arnill, M. Heaney, 1. Mc- Call, J. Heaney. Sr. I.â€"â€"-W. Bilton. N. Johnston, M. Wumiyaml. M. Fidler. C. Mowbray. M. Irvin. Pl. Gadd. .lr. I\;.â€"â€".Ianet, Marshall. Jessie Man-shall, Margaret. Marshall. St'. Pr.â€"-â€".\larie Aitken, Milton Alt- kvn. W. Aitken, F. Lawrence. 1. El- lis. B. Hillsnn, M. Nelson. A. Leith. Jr. Pl'.»~\'. Ellis. F. Gal’ld. K. Nich- ulsun. H. Smith. B. Fldlf‘l‘. B. MC- Jr. Pr.â€"â€"-\'. Elli: ulsnn. H. Smith, meziv. NH, ”[1 RH”, 50; 3M. MacKenzim 'I‘Pachor. â€"-.\l. E. Lamb, Teacher. avm'age attendance were OVER NINETYâ€"SEVBN PER CENT. OP CANADIANS ARE CHRISTIANS Canadians to the vxtnnt of 97.6 pm- cunt. belong to sumo Cln‘istian «loi- nomination. avcm'ding to a l'vnsns bulletin on rnligii‘ins rm'cntly issnml by the Canadian Hin'van of Statis- tics. In nthvr words. «if a total pup- ulatinn 0f8.788.-’183. tlu-I'v aw 8.572.- 516 classiliml as Christians. Nun- Chrislinns nnmlim' only 173.143. m- l.9 pm- (‘PnL including 125,190 Ji-ws. 40,727 of'Oriantal i'vligions. and 7.226 pagans. This Ivavos loss than unv- half 0f nnn new (will. Olhorwisv ru- ported. Roman Catlmlics in Canada numâ€" ber 3.383.663. 01‘ 38.50 pm' rout" as against 39.31 mm WM. 10 ynars var- BECAME TOO FRIENDLY (Orilh‘a Packvt.) As lhv 4.50 train was ahmlf to pull out of the l_'hiun Stalin”, 'l‘m'¢_mtu. on (£004! Friday (awning. a plvasant. fl'imully chap wandmwl through thv cuavh taking stock ul' Hm passwâ€" gcrs. Hv finally sat down with :: farmm- and made himsuh' at hunw. opening a convorsamm. “\thm“ are you guing. l'rimui'I“ “Tn lilmvah‘n” "To Ehm'alo'.’ Du ynu knnw Hu- postmash-r “mm?“ "01‘ (-nm'sv. l liw thm'v.” ”\Vell, hv's my bl'ulhc-r-iuâ€"lznv." This hl'oko tho ice and thv Elm- mlc man hovamv frivndly. 'l‘lwsu lu'm‘y lussvs Shaw Um urâ€" gvnt lwml uf sc-mling Hm ('l‘np as soon as possihlv. 'l‘hvy Show that to makn tho. must MHnOIniit'al use of time during wading. tlw grains should [w plautml in tlu- fulltm'ing mnsccutiw mflcr : \vhoar first. thvn barley, oats and finally [’was. first seeding was made as soon as the land was ready to sow and five suc- cessive seedings were made at one Week intervals. The best results in every case were secured at the sec- ond date of seeding, that is, seven days after the land was ready to sow. However, inasmuch as this land was well drained, the second date of seeding might fairly be said "I'w just bought Hm jvwvll'y shun. at. ElmVale and I’ll go 11;» with ynn. I haw ahnut $2,000 worth Hf gomls in thv vxpross mu- ahoad and pay- ing fm' thvsn goods has maclv mp short, Hf cash. Could you [end m- 3100 to pay the exm'css (“-llat'g(;»s‘? I‘ll makv it gmd “11011 I got svttlml." "Why. cm'tainly. How it, is." Tim train was at Parkdalo by this timv. “I'll just slip (mt hm‘v and [my tho oxpt'oss to saw bothvt’.“ Ho slippod out, but. whvn the train hvgan its jmmwy again tlm strangm- was not on Imam. His gmm'ous friend from Elmvalu travellml homv ulnnv. ponror, but, perhaps wiser. The decrease in yield of grain by delaying seeding one week beyond the poriod which these experiments have shown most favorable has an- tailed a loss with wheat of 30 per cent... with barley of 24 per cent, and with oats of 15 per cent. By delay- ing seeding two wocks a loss has boon ontailod with wheat of 40 per cent.. with barley 28 nor cent. and oats 23 per cont. By delaying seed- ingthi-oo wooks a‘loss has been ex- pm'imu-ml in win-at of 50 pop cont" with harlc-y to [H'l' cont, and with oats 32 pm- rout. Finally. by «Inlayâ€" ing somling four wooks. a loss has been sutl'm'ml with whoat of 58 per (’ontu with hal'loy 46 per cont. and with oats 46 [H‘l’ (Font. to represent the earliest date on which the average farmer would commence seeding. All Liberal-Conservatives’ and those desiring a change of the present Ontario Government, are cordially 1m ited to be present and take part in the discdssion. A Mass Meeting of the Liberalclfonservatives of South Grey will be held in the TOWN HALL, DURHAM FRIDAY, MAY 1 1, ’23 liberal- -BIIIIservative Association THE DURHAM CHRONICLE, Charles McCrae, M.P.P., THE MEETING WILL BE AEDRESSED BY For the purpose of organization and to nominate a Candidate if considered advisable of Sudbury, and others South Grey at 1.30 p.m. JAMES MACK, President. l Methodists throughout Canada number 1,158,744, or 13.18 per cent. of the population, against 14.98 per ,cent. in 1911. and 17.07 per cent. in B' Presbyterians are given as 1,613,- 812, or 16.03 per cent. In 1911 the percentage was 15.48, and' in 1901 15.68. lier, and 41.51 per cent. in 1901. Liw- hugs ..... \thal. ......... ‘ Sh" has many curious habits. One is in tin herself up in whalcbmm, and pull and squwze hersvlf into snmleillg dreadful. Then she seeks snmv man in put his arm around 1101‘ waist and mntimm tho squeezing. \Vnman‘s crmvnim.‘ glow is her hair but I «in not mind telling you that halt nt‘ hm' vmmaing glorv is usualh m Hm (“055mg tam...'1‘n.~ nfhvr half appvm-s in go! imn tho lmttvr. \ Fullwr mmv lmmv Hm nthnr night with :1 bright. golden crowning glory Mn his coat. Motlwr «lustod his cum ['HI' him. On the date the census was taken «Junv '1. Willâ€"there were in Canada 19.659 Mornmns; 12.658 Doukhobours. 169.882â€" atilhm‘mlts of the Greek Church, H.288 Buddhists, 27.319 Confucians and .178 Mnhammmlans. Sinks and Hindus are giwn as num- bering 840, and Shintus 427. Atheists aw shown as numhm'ing unly 1.0-“ thruughrmt Canada. Agnnstivs .592 and Hum 'l‘hinkvrs 1.126. .14.? .55: :2: _.:< .352... .3: 2:3 is: .3239 .55: 7:: 5:; 2: .3 2:5. 2: E 2.1,. 5.: $255.... 3: .E 55.5; REE??? 3: a: .5 :...i....:. 1.7.17.3; 52.5.5 In Wat. ”organ. lhv tnnguo. woman has suh‘ml the sperm, of perpetual mntiun. Shv has thrvn uhjm'ts in lifo : First «II-Ms; svcnncl, ch'nss: third. dress. Anglicans 319 shown as numbe1- ing 1. 407. 9? 9. 01‘ 16.02 per cent" com- pared mm 14. 47 [.1131 cent. in 1911 and 12.69 in; 1901. Baplists number 421.730. 01' 4.80 pm' cent, compared with 5.31 per cent. in 1911. and 5.92 in 1901. ’AN ESSAY ON WOMEN 'l‘hv \x'muan is the fvnialv uf the human men which She wins by a silnl'i hwad. In the human race man is scratch- Ni. It is thv wznmin Mm (10(8 the scratching. Sim wally has another object. hvr hmhuml. But hv is an nhjoct, 0f pity. Sim is wry fund of him and says ~‘hv Mum's shv \ViH nvwr (USP him. If slw did shv would vithm' haw tn g0! :nmtlwr 01' ulsv \VHl‘k fur 1101' nwn liViIHI. .\'n with nmyd worry about a 11113- hum: wlm fnl'gvts to shave when Shv is away from hump. \\'nman has? mw grnai quost. It is tn chase some pnnr fellow until ho . .tcéz... l .2: .52: 2: 23 ::..E.:_.;. :m i IE... 7.7.? 5:: ..:_m .aozéizz .3: .t. 7,: i: :2 ”2:35. 38 1.5:: .5: .2“; 3 $2195 .5 8.: 1.5:: .7 1i DURHAM MARKET . ................ $1.10 (a 1.12 ...................... 48 @ so Corrected May 3, 1923. ............... $10.00 SOCIAL AND PERSONAL Miss Ida Davis of Toronto is Visit- ing her parents. Mr. and Mrs. 'l‘hos. Davis and other relatives and friends in Glenelg. Mr. Alf.‘Ranxul 10”. this weak for Toronto by motor. Miss Lizzie Bwrs. who has been visiting herv fur the past tfiree wea’ks, returnmi in her home in Par- ry Sound on Saturday. Mrs. Thorms King left. town yes- terday morning for Woodstock, her new home. FISHING OPENED LAST TUESDA - ..A n..-..-..- 10 I- II-__.. m__l - _ II Blake.-â€"â€".\t. Durham Hospital. Sat- urday. April '28. tn Mr. and Mrs. .lnsmvh Blakr ”1' (110110111. 3 «laughlor. Glasspâ€"M Durham Howital. Mon- day. April 30, to Mr. and Mrs. W. A. “lass. l‘hn'hnm. a daughtor. Mrs. Middlvhm has returned tn her home. at 0an Sound. aftm' a visit with her daughter, Mrs. G. S. Kearney. 'Mr. Dishm‘ of the Royal Bank. Owen Sound. was in town nvm' 11w weekâ€"0nd. Mrs. P. Gagnon and Mrs. H. R. Koch were in Kitchyner on Tuesday. the formm‘ attending tho funeral of a friend. Mrs. Liam-l Washhurn. Mr. A. Noble accompanied them in Mr. Gagnnn’s car. Messrs. W. Irwin, J. A. Graham. J. Ritchie and Tom Bell worn at Hal-Piston last night at an Odd Fol- lnws‘ meeting. Campbell.~â€"â€"ln antim'k. April :27. In Mr. and Mrs. lhmalcl (lamplwll. a claughtmx Currie.â€"â€"-\t tlw chm'al Hospital. ('Zalgal'y. Allwrta. cm April 26. to Mr. and Mrs. ”11$le 11. Curl‘iv. 1'27 13”] Awmw. N.\\’.. a sun. Hopkins.â€"â€"ln Buntim'k. «m Mnnday. April 30. In Mr. and Mrs. Alvx. Hap- kins. a daughter. Mr. and Mrs. S. F. McComlm haw rcturnod to town after spending tlw winter with (hair daughtpr at. Pm'th. Mr. and Mrs. R. Macfarlane haw returned to thvir homo hove after a winter .spent at St. Petersburg. Fla.. and other points. Mr. P. Gamwn. managm' of tho Furniture Company. is in Winnipeg for :1 comm of woos on business. BORN Baker.â€"â€"ln anlim-k. April 28. to Mr. and Mrs. lilmvr Bakm'. a «laugh- ivl'. McMillanâ€"At Durham Hospital. Friday. April :27. tn Mr. and Mrs. 'I‘. MrMillan. Hulslvin. a daughter. THE sponrsmms HEADQUARTERS , S. MacBETH ”wffifofla The Peonle’s Mill Crimp ed Oats ................... 1.75 Blatchford’s Calf Meal .......... , 1.10 Custom Chapping, per 100 lbs“ .07 OUR FLOUR IS GUARANTEED These Prices are at the Mill, and Strictly Cash Highest Price Paid for Wheat delivered at the Mill Goods Delivered in Town Every Afternoon Phone 8, Night or Day. OPENED LAST TUESDAY Are You Prepared? Is Your Tackle 0.K.? Store Open Waggeodgy Nights. The People’s Mills Prices for Flour and Feed Sovereign Flour ........ Eclipse Flour ........... White Lily Pastry Flour Bran .................. Shorts ................. Feed Flour (middlings) . . Mixed Chop ............ Oat Chop ............... WE have a larger and better stock than ever of everything a fisher- man needs. All our supplies is (J the finest quality and at our usual low prices. You are invited to inspect our stock. We have an outfit for everybody. JOHN MCGOWAN OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO 000000000000000000 alf Meal ........... intz. per 100 tbs. . .. Gmum'y. A young soldil‘r {rum the hack- wands snction had lu-vn invitod tn 3 military dance and was frankly hor- rified at the Up-tU-datt' ways of the mung women. His panther after sponding half at the «lancv in ammy m or his aw k“ arehwss suggested that thvy sit «mt the nthor half of the dance. and led him to tlw wrandah. Thoro she drew nut 21 mild cigarette raw and rrmarkmt : “Ut‘ (-mirsr. you don't mind girls “linking?" SAVER fRflM All fll’fRAllflN Tim young soldier was determined tn 130 just as modern as she. “Lam." lw l‘c'tm'tvd. "l «lun't give a» hoot if you ('hP“. MM_II_IEITI fly Iain-:1 III! I! PM Talia: all tunic: The most convincing proof of the true worth of “Fruitoa-tives" as n modipine for women is found in the lotto" written by them to “Puma- tnves”. For instance: - “I snfl‘ered with ell the symptoms of female trouble, in low down ln the back tad si es, constipation cud constant hecdnche. A doctor advised an operation. I started toking “Fruit-l-tives” and this fruit medicine completely relieved me of ell my misery”. 500. n box, 6 for $2.50, trial size 25c. At dealers or from Fruit-t-tives Limited, Ottawa. Ont. Thunduy. In] 8. «a. ~ Mrs. M. J. GORSE, Vancouver, B ..C Durham. Ont. 2.10