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The cha: .i; tl;;n s:mo Lnb:: Bystem is about here by t public mey. There is a Mm:’:u of opinion in the question, but it seems the majority offthe people are for a change. Mr and Mry J McArdle haye been on on the sick ligt but are improying. The late is bringing on the crops very nicely. [They will not be heavy but fair average fand we expect a little late this season. Wed nesday wihs a busy day here first the funeral of Franklin Campbell to the Esplin churchyard, which was very, large. Rev Mr Morrison officiating at the house and thurch. Next was the wedding of Mr (Wm B McDonald, who lived here, but fecently moved to Dunâ€" dalk, to Miss Jarjlet Deans. The Rev Mr Morrison pe ed the marriage cereâ€" mony in the efrening at his residence near Cedarville{ Again on the same day the Rey Mr Kenning of the Hopeville churech was ogt with a number of the leadinz mem of his church looking to choose a church site and buy We belieye they hdve not yet purchased. | The Esplin Chwgeh people had a busi ness meeting on Monday evening 16th They intend to pufchase a new organ,. On Supday 15th tile Rev Mr MeDonald preached bis tarewefl sermon in the Esplin and Cedaryilie Pros#yterian churches and on Tuesday 17th hefleft for his new field of laber, in the townbhip of Eldon, County of Victoria. He will first visit his parents who lives near thd same neighborhood. Mr MeDonald wasla good preacher and well liked in this neighborhood. He carries with him fhe best wishes of the people bere, Onee more the angkl of death bas knockâ€" ed and again the ranks of the aged haye suffered loss. The shbject of this sketch is Mr James Byers ho after years of sutâ€" fering and waiting tbr his Master‘s samâ€" mons responded to the Master‘s roll call on Saturday afternodn the 28th, at rips old age ot eighty ongd years. Mr Byers was a life long Preslfyterian and for oyer. 80 years, an elder infthe Dornoch chnrch here and was never $bsent from his seat in his beloved churclf till the infirmities Of old age rendered lfis going an imposâ€" sibility. _ Fiye song aud one daughter survive their aged fhther, two of whom are in distant lands.] The remains were / interred in the Wil sford cemeteryon Monday last, beside lHfis partner, who preâ€" deceased him a numBer of years ago, To the family we extonrsympflhy tin their bereavement. Two new Binders the last of the week, Massey Harris and | Ideal Deering. ‘ The knowledge was to occupy the Sabbath last brough gregation to hear th a comparatively yo ed the thoughts of tion here in his slev in his master‘s vi China, Mr Swith i spesaker and deliver touching discourse, hife of Paul, a week large audience in E. and we hope soon ance of a charge in Last week, Mr D frame work of his ho and in the interya have it completed. of Durharo, is archi good job. Misses Sanzders and MceCreary, of Darâ€" ham, enjoyed the invigorating breezes of the yvillage daring thalass couple of weeks, they were the guests of the Smith and Buchanan famihes, A footâ€"ball clab bhas been organized on the 20d line, Bentine«/and are hbard at work practising asd sogn will be open for matecbes, We bave cof heard the title or the babtismal name offthe club but exâ€" pect them to give a g account of themâ€" selves. Mrs Binnie of Edge/Mill, and her son Revx Mr Binnvie of MeDonald‘s Corners, Glengary Co. were gubsts of the Cranston family the beginning df the week and atâ€" terded service in the Presbyterian church on Sabbath. Mr Archie MceDonald |does not often indulge in along holiday} but is at preâ€" sent taking an enforced oge nursing a cut foot whic‘ be was uninucky enough to reâ€" ceive a counple of weeks Age . Misses C. Fletcler and/C Truax wheelâ€" ed oyer to Walkerton thg keginning of the week and enjoyed the hgspitality of Mr R Truoax, M. P. P. for a coftple of days. Miss Kate Skene, of Tofento, who has been spending part of hex hbolidays with cousins and frends here, I¢ft last Wednesâ€" day for a visit to Wiarton ]where she reâ€" turns to the city. DURHAM REVIEW. Mr D, and Miss McDon@#ld, of Dorham, visited their cousins here fpr a short time last week. Haying for another sea the past, in some sections been fair and spring grai Bentinck looks well but i livan and Holland the cou parched indeed. Merchant H, Hout was on the sick list for a few days last week, but at the time of writing is improving. | Mr Jos. MeCulloch, a imedical stoâ€" ent if McGill College, Mogtreal, was a couple of days last week n the village. He called and spent an eveping with the Review correspondent. Mr and Mrs T, Green, of were, the begimning of th of Mr and Mres Milis. Mr Dorald and Kate St relatives in Traverston ove C. Ramage, Thursday Hopeville Dorncch. . Aug @100 t the Rev Dr Smith byterian pualpit on ount a yeryflarge conâ€" Rey Dr. who, though og man, has engrossâ€" the entire congregaâ€" years work of loye eyard in India and an able and eloquent an instructive and , king as bis text the o he preacbhed to a bro, West Gorie, and hear of his acceptâ€" is Ontario of ours, were started to work Mr D MeDovald a r Tom Campbell an 1 of death bas knockâ€" s of the aged haye ibject of this sketch ho after years of sutâ€" r his Master‘s samâ€" ’ ie Master‘s roll call tvo Watson, bad the se placed in position before barvest will arpenter J. MeNal‘y, ect asd will make a uy t Bditor angd Proprietor wart, visited Sunaay. is a thing of e crops haye especially in parts of Sulâ€" xy looks very Williams{ord, week, guests When Ifsaid "loads" I meant so, not wheelbardow fulls as Mr Turnbull saw on his traivel, as for width and depth: ordinary fwidth enougbh for any vehicle. Material® first class gravel. Class of men at wirk: good strong Highlandmen with a honest Irishman as oyerâ€" seer. urs at work: from 8 0‘clock a. m. ti p. m. Fifty cents a day, Mr Turgibull, means $1.50 with man and team, efery farmer has a team of horâ€" ses now a days which would be idle if a f wi.n whom i mever had the privilege of forming dn aquaintance, only by being familiag with the name and hearâ€" ing of his exfcellent qualities in all reâ€" svects, I mugt reply to this question in respect to hith. In doing so I do not feel in any why inclined to answer Mr. Turnbull‘s qhestion in the manner askâ€" ed by him fdr doing so I would be only repeating mily own words in a forâ€" mer letter, for after a careful perusal of his letter I find it contains nothing but a repetitiod of my own, but to satisfty his curiosity I will giye him what he asks for anfA a little more in a lump sum without mhking a threefold repetition of it. ‘ iL , 3 3 00 _ nhHow Wnal s going to take its place and knoly to with some cerâ€" tainty what the rfesults of the change will be, but enough for this time, we will discuss somp of these matters in the near future. Now I do not sag that the Statute Labor System is only evil. It has some good features. It [has been, and in many places is yet easier paid by so much work, than| by so much cash. The farmers underfstand they have to do this work at a cdrtain season of the year and shape their farm work accordâ€" ingly and are rrep ed to pay this tax without any loss for inconvenience to themselves." It is| a system they are perfectly familiarf with and will cerâ€" tainly be slow to phrt with it, at least until they know what is going to take its place and knofy to with some cerâ€" tainty what the rfesults of the change will be, but enough for this Fima w But there are others that might do better if they wer willing. Some seem to think that th¢y go on to the roads to have a kind of a picnic and if their roads need repajring as they alâ€" waysdo, they go to the Council for money to do it with. But you will find men of this class in almost every beat and it is they who aje providing the rincipal leverage agifinst the Statute l Y.uhor System. _ _But one of the cHief evils of the system is that no onejcan be beld reâ€" sponsible for the chardcter ot the work done. A pathmaster may throw the whole worvut his contmand away, and ghe roads may not be $ bit better of the year‘s labor, indeed they may even be worse, and no one canfhoid him responâ€" sible for it You cah not blame the Council either. The f;jult is inherent in the system and beside$ this the aim of both Pathmaster and men is to get their roadwork in as qhickly as possible and as easy as possibld. This too is the fault of <he system. for it is human nature if called upon fo pay a tax for the general good to p y just as small a share as possible, and fhis can easily be managed in performilbg Statute Iabor. Another fault of this gystem is that the tax is not evenly lfvied. The more property a man has irf the municipality the less road work hefhas to do in proâ€" portion to his neifghbor of smaller property. This is th§ only tax levied in such a way and why fhis has been made an exception to thf general and just rule I am at a losg to know. There seems to be an unfaitness about it that is difficult to explai so Well as they woul Now there should be for people in this latt beats and they are n part of the country. | Neither is the administfation of the system what it should beJ The Townâ€" .w?nip is dividel into nurperous smaill beats and a pathmaster #ppointed for each. HMeis not appointél because he is the best man. or can repder the best _services, but the office ib made to go round. Thebad get it ag often as the good and perhavs oftenerf] if he presses himself into notice, as hefis very apt to do. As to the characteg of l?le work done, in some beats it is well done, both as to quantity and quaflity, while in others it is very deficientf in both. This is due to various causes, | In some bests there are no great natural difficulties, good material is abundant and roads are easily made and kepf in repair, the people are encouraged apd take a good deal of pmde in their foads and work hard to Eeep them in shape. In other beats again there are big hills and long swamps and the roadg are extremely diflicullt to get into good shape and just . here too, the land is pobr, and amountâ€" of labor is smaller than{where the land and roads are good, besgides there is no good roadâ€"mauking maferial, the men get discouraged and do} not work even | Editor Durham Review Dear Sir, Let us discuss brieflyfthe much discussed question of Statute Labor. Much has been said against this system and in truth much can be shid against it. True it isan old established system and answered the pu well for which it was devised, perhags under all the circumstances it was thik best that could have been devised,]| but under changed and changing conditions it is a cumbrous system, It is pdying a cerâ€" tain amount of tax by performing a certain amount of work] It is very much like the system of ahcient times when taxes were paid in kind, that is by handing in so much gifain or other products instead of so muck money, and is not the best way of paying taxes of anvkind. SAIUTE LABOR QUEST! t The Road Question. 1 of a picnic and if »pajring as they alâ€" 0 the Councit for . _ But you will find almost every beat ) are providing the igifinst the Statute ‘ah not blame the f;jult is inherent in e% this the aim of d men is to get rickly as possible 1¢. This too is the or it is human ) pay a tax for 4y just as small a Ithis can easily be ibg Statute labor. stem is that the vied. The more the municipality has to do in proâ€" thbor of smaller only tax levied in his has been made general and just to know. There ress about it that not work even otherwise do. ome sympathy r class u} road imerous in this of the work vell done, both ity, while in in both. This In some beats al difficulties, int and roads (G. B. The celebrated f. Hutchison and Miss Relta Dazel!, Athe queen of the clouds, will do a do I:I)urwhute drop from one balloon egch afternoon. Take all in all tihie special attractions for the Western Fgir of 1900 have ne;er heen excelled, andfit would be very dif. ficult to engage af stronger aggregation than will appear. A decided navelty will be resented by T. Harry Belknap, who is# a lightâ€" ning artist in modelling fronficlay and drawing in smoke and sand. his perâ€" formance is not only origin@ but edâ€" ucatiye and pleasing to all. J All who haye heard Sousa‘s band w# recollect Bessie (Gilbert, the cornet vigkuso. This young lady will appear eye; afternoon and eyeninÂ¥ durcing the faif The Carl Dammann family of acrofats (five in number) who have a world wide repuâ€" tation, will positively appar this year. Two other families have ailso been enâ€" gaged. The Dillworth fafnily comprisâ€" ing eight persons, who age exceptional . ly exger%vground and Ifty tumblers, and the Werntz family fof six doinfia midâ€"air act that is haif rising in its features, The Rossi Bro. with their "Mysterious Sweetheagt" and yery tunâ€" ny. acrobats, The swedtheart will proye a surprise to all who n#ver saw the act. But s)erhag the most#novel feature of all will be Marryatt‘s rey Hounds, who do chariot racing wih boy jockeys and give a ver{ rfl.l::(rerf ance. The celeb f. HMutchison and Miss Relta Dazel!, fthe queen of the The Western Fair of this yeafl beginâ€" ning on the 6th of September, find cbnâ€" tinuing till the 15th, will be wi#hout\a doubt far a head of its predecesffors. sue. ‘d. R.] Top CBff, July 21st, 1900, [Mr. ReDonald‘s communication was inad vefftently left out of last week‘s isâ€" Now Mr Efgitor feavring that 1 may be imposing n your good nature too often I will grop this in the meantime hoping to hfar more from different and ahfiar writgrs bearing on the subject than mysqlf and my friend 'l‘nrnhui]l in future issys. Now Mr. Turnbull, whe best act for | vLV, F?. hLID, Manager. you and [ to do is to dfop our controvâ€"| w _z _ ersy and leave well ough alone, pay | DURHAM AGENCY more attention to suÂ¥h able writers as ; 4 y our _ Exâ€"Warden id Commissioner, | A general Banking business transacted. George Binnie, whof is taking a broad | Drafts issued and collections made on view of the questigh and bearing on it | all points, Deposits received and interâ€" t}:wroughlyl.(nut nflninglhimself and 'efil allowed at current rates. is remarks on Zthe small portion of the territory in which our loll:s are cast, | SAVINGS BANK. Interest allowed on but taking the fountry as a whole our | S2Â¥ings bank deposits of $1.00 and upâ€" roads are passgble enough forall kinds| Wards. Prompt attention and every of vehicles, we fre not supposed to level !f»!.clllly afforded customers living at a the hills for th# sake. of accomodating id"“t""("" bicyclists, | 4. KELLY. Agent. man was working single hand We had better times when cradi@ were used than we haye now a #ys, for when we had nothing but thefcradle it was paid for, but, nevertifeless, the binder works all the same wiether it be paid for or not. Yes, M# Turnbull, there are lots of dry bones n the valley of selfishness whose aim apd object, it would be if possible to gafher meat so as to get those old bonef of their own tightly titted together fot the object of suiting their own purpofe. â€" f i S.F. MORLOSK. Fooooooooooooornaenmnnnme ns ThE GREAT FA OF THE READY MADE CLOTHING LARGE SHIPMENT OF For instance 20 black Sailors go at 20c. 25 black sailors go at 15¢, Flowers and trimmed Hats at exâ€" actly half price. Now is your time for a bargain. This department is kept busy, why? because our price and styles were right from the beginning of the season and as it is approaching near the end, we are enabled to sell the balance of our stock at cut prices. ‘The balance must go before moving. MILLINERY I am, yours &¢, We do like to talk Clothing because we know no better stock than ours can be found in town, nor yet as well assorted or upâ€"toâ€"date in style. Last but not least our values are not easily matched. Come and see. CASHA NDCNE PRICE, J. McDonald ith â€"_â€"_â€"â€"_â€" 88448 % %4BA4s .4 Th * DORHAN REVIBN] £5 3ta%. 6. RAMAGE, Pub. & Prop., Rob Roy June11, 1900 Pedigree may be seen on application Terms $1.00 WM. RYAN, The undersiqned will keep for service season 1900 at lot 10, con, 1. 8. D, R. Thoroughbred Durham Bull. LOANS arranged witbhout delay, _ Collections promptly made, _ Insurance effected. MONEY TO LOAN at lowest rates of interest Ofliceâ€"one door north of 8. Scott‘s, Durham. Loan and Insurance Agent, Convey ancer, Commissioner, &c. savings wards, facility distance CAPITAL, Authorized CAPITAL, Paid up.... RESERVE FUND ... AGENTS in all principal poi Ontario, _Quebec, Manitoba, | States and England. W. F. COWAN, President GEO. P. REID, Manager. STANDARD BAKK OF CANAD! W. L. McKENZIZ ts DURHAM BULL. Head Office, Toronto. S BANK. Interest allowed on bank deposits of $1.00 and upâ€" Prompt attention and every afforded customers living at a JUST TO HAND. J. KELLY, Agent. principal points in Manitoba, United $2,000,000 1,000,000 _ Bo0.000 Prop IS RELIABLE HARNESS. We want you to know we handle everyâ€" thing in the Harness line. Harness that is durable and fits a horse comâ€" €qrtably, will bring profit to you in the greater amount of work he will do. 1 T â€"â€"â€" In Hum and Light rness, Collars, Pads, Bits, Blankets, Etc. SOMETHING YOU WANT â€"â€"â€"Full line of PIANOS, ORGANS, a1 We are well stocked with TURNIP SOWERS LOTS OF MONEY to Loan at 5¢. We have a new light Masseyâ€"Harris Binder we want you weight and Roller Bearings from ‘Top to bottom of it,. P running Binder in the world. WAGGONS. +« LOWER TOWN Implement Warerooms. w10E 3 JB SE S L 1Cce JGSd NB uMc JC 9 0 oE uTL Mc uTe dne gUC JtC u1 C uT E33c L SLCJILH L+A L miefeaiedfeediesieitaib inCce is dEA IEdI CAE d SCcesn ns r x _ R. McCOWAN. 3C 4C IC Our Warerooms are now fully stocked with M assey Harris Plows, Drills, Harrows etec. All the latest improvements on all articles. Don‘t fail to see the Massey Harris Drill, then buy one and it will make you money. WE SUPPLY ITâ€"â€"â€" In He MASSEY HARRIS AGENCY, DURKHAN C. LEAVENS A car load of Waggons will arrive within a few . were bought before the rise in waggons, No other you can buy a firstâ€"class Waggon at as lJow a price ta TwoCar Loads of Buggies, Democr to choose from. _ Goods bought six Prices will surprise you, , ORGANS, and SEWING MACHIXN®ES woads of Bug_gi_es, Democrats and C Improved YorkshimiB(fi’f;r. season of 1900, at lot 32, con. 9, B Terms $1.â€"Wax. CooxK. ACRES of Land in the Tow n sp ship of Bentinck, Co. of Gre y 2nd div. of lot 9, on the first concession west of the Garafraxa Road. AMrs,. E. Groror, 169 Hastings St. SCUFFLERS, HaAYy FOR KS, etc. Issuer of MARRIAGE License s CALDEFR FOR SALE, u to see, reduced in Positively the easiest Detroit, Mich. months con. 9, Bentinck days, these shop where AgFo arts <tt $ WA K Ip tA *" 5h CROCE W? 09 WOOL Bi McFar Kill $1 P Buy \ Pari Engl Stri Pur We a dle y prod sati=! HE SELL CHE A