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The statistics from the census of 1911 are in many respects worthy of consideration from which read- ers may draw their own conclu- sions. From its perusal Will that Ontario had in that round numbers, 529,000 dwellings and 552,000 fan average number in each i ing 4.8. The province of Quebe 340 000 occupied dwel‘ii2,. 0'5 381,000 families, with an : to each family of 5.3. The number of birt} Ontario was 59,000, an 77,000. The number of Ontario was 29,000 an: 16,000. This télls the story of ‘ parative natural increase bec’s'population over the in Ontario. Of the religions in the Dominion the figures given are: Roman Catholics £833,041, Presbyterians 1.â€" 115.324 Methodists 1.079.892 YHE DURHAM CHRONICLE We are pleased to learn that; the County Council has increased' 1ts patriotic contribution to “511030 a montn during the present year. It ntaV cause our taxes to go up a ‘ f9“ dollars. but no 10V :11 subhct will find fault on that sc01e.'l‘1lei war was not of our OVVn choosingp We have been dragged into it: and every lover of freedom: should 3 refrain from murmuring at any; legitimate tax that VV ould help to bring it to a successful close. Wel want peace, but not “peace at any price.” If We can’t help in the struggle, we should be willing to pay, and to pay Without a mur- mur. Until the German militarVI spirit is crushed, we can have no assurance of a lasting and per- manent peace. Peace made now. with a still powerful and unscrup- lous enemy, would break out again in a few years with a fiercer war than ever. The Allies must win; the Allies will win, and the control of plenty of money, next to plenty of men, is a most powerful factor. The County Coun‘ cil is to be congratulated on their increased generosity. ; l 1 I l DURHAM, FEBRUARY 1, 1917. A man who leaves his present employment and engages in the, manufacture of munitions may be} doing: a good work, but if actuJ ated by increased earnings his: patriotism may [be doubted. E INTERESTING STATISTICS To keep up the agricultural pro- ducts and supply the soldiers with food is a noble and necessary act. and highly essential in the Winning of the War, but the patriotism of the individual so engaged is open to doubt if he Works on the farm to get the increased income and is moved by no higher motive than his own personal gain. Through the enormous waste of men. money and material, the world. as a whole, will be poorer when the war ends than when the war began. If this .be true, and the impoverishment be equally: distributed over the world, each individual will bear a share of 5 the burden, and in consequence be“ poorer at the end. than at the be-. ginning .of the conflict. Will it be. so? Will the munition workers,‘ who get double their former payJ be poorer than they were? Will the farmer who gets double the price for products he would under peace conditions be poorer in the end because there was a war on? Will the grafter, who is bleeding the world white to enrich himself, be poorer because of the awful con- flict? W IRWIN, Editor and Proprietor PAGE POUR. SIX TFOUSAND A MONTH We know, they will not. and yet there is no good reason why they, with others, should not bear their share of the burden. The class who will suffer most under war conditions and feel the pinch the hardest is the working man, whose pay has increased but little, if any, because of the change1 conditions. Under such circumstances there seems to be justice in the plea for conscription of wealth or accumu- lated earnings in order that the burden may be borne by the rich and without oppressing the poor. That the rich are giving liberally .01 their means in some cases is shown by the large contributions to patriotic purposes. They are giving of their abundance, and IS IT PATRIOTISM? in that year in 529,000 occupied 2,000 families, the n each family be- marriages in oft an average increa be seen 95199. and 1 lat} hat the gifts don’t hurt them. Not so with the poor man, who :arns, perhaps, barely enough to surf-31:" his daily needs. A dollar frotia ‘13:“. is more, in many cases, than r1 thousand dollars from his more favored but Wealthy neighbor. The poor men. and the Wag-“e err"~- ers. are in many cases giving of their scant means to the hurting: point, and there are cases, indeed. Where Willing givers might be Well excused from contributing anythinc'. I As to recruiting, the suz‘:pi‘~'iiirr of able-bodied men is the first and great essential, and every elf man who is physically fit shouid now be in uniform. Men who err not fit for the trenches can! 1“}! positions in the munitions factory.- and on the farm, and if help is not forthcoming from the eligibies at home, the time may soon comr- When conscription will have to b: enforced. 9H t Already, a number are, said '2“ have crossed the border arr‘; sought employment in the United States. These are real shirkers art"! deserve to be held in the files-t contempt by all true subjects. The}; are cowards of the first Wa- ter, and they justly deserve to be despised. If it was Work. they "'anted, there “as plenty to do i.: Canada, and they ‘ should haxv stayed at home and given What help they could. It may be as we? The «lateest War kite.â€"This is thinking; but on closer inspection parent ship to fulfil its duties as to be rid of them. They were too cowardly to fight, and the (:(JL'ilfiil‘y is just as well rid of them. May they never return. .tormy Petrel’s Great Power of Fllght â€"The Swift Swallow There is nothing more wonderful in Nature than the power of flight pos- aessed by birds, and no subject which yields more tsartling facts upon inves- tigation. “The way of an eagle in the air” is one of those things of which Solomon expressed himself ignorant; and there is something truly marvel- lous in the mechanism which controls the scythe-like sweep of wings peculiar to most birds of prey. Yet even naturalists of the vrst order have had little or nothing to say about the power of flight in birds,‘ while some of them speak on very insufficient evi- dence. Witness Michelet’s statement that the swallow flies at the rate of 240 miles an hour. Roughly, this gives us 1,000 miles in four hours, but natur- ally, even in its swiitest dashes, the swallow does not attain to anything like this speed. But the Duke of Ar- gyll is rather under than over ‘the Kai-k when he computes the speed at more than 100 miles per hou_r. The mechanism of flight in the swal- low is carried through an ascending scale, until in the swift it reaches its highest degree, both in endurance and facility of evolution. Although there are birds which may, and probably do, attain to the speed of 150 miles per hour, this remarkable rate is not to be looked for in any of the birds of the swallow kind. In their migra- tions swallows stick close to land, and never leave it unless compelled. They cross straits at the narrowest part, and are the most easily fatigued of all birds. Apparently, though they pos- Esess considerable speed, they have no E were of sustained flight. These at- ' bute‘belong in the most remarkable Hence to certain ocean birds. Anyone who has crossed the At- hntic must have noticed that gulls ac- oomnany the ship over the whole dis.- hnceâ€"or, at least, are__neve_1j absent. “'1' V- ’ "V .vâ€"â€"" wâ€" w â€"â€" - v The snowy “sea swallows,” as the terns are called, seem quite tireless; though the petrol and the albatross is: deserve the name of oceanic , . No sea deserts seem to bound the range of the petrels, and they are found at every distance from land. Dit- ferent species haunt different seas- from the tulmar in the far north to the giant petrel, which extends its tight to the ice banks of the ‘south. iHere the Antarctic and snowy petrels appear, often floating upon the drift Iice, and never leaving those dreary WING POWER OF BIRDS Another bird of immense wing pow- er is the‘tiny stormy petrel, the smal- lest web-famed bird known. Continue-d from 73-3.; fying, for it is, perhaps, index of the Christian 0 (my congregation. The t trib'u tions to the chrucl fying, for it is, perhaps, the best index of the Christian outlook of (my congregation. The total atm- trib'u tions to the chruch budwei ineluding mission schemes. educa- tional and assembly funds, was $1,207.00. The Ladies’ Aid also deserves; commendation. In addition to all the Work done at the weekly meetings for sewing and knit- ting, contributions of about $6300 were made to supply materials. The list of articles as given on page 11 of the report, is a cred- itable one, indeed. As t} e need will be greater this year than ever every lady in the congregation is urgently requested to lend ahand in. this necessary work for the boys at the front and in the hos- nitals. As a proof of the cordial re aâ€" tions existing between the pastor andpeople, it was unanimously agreed to increase the pastor’s st;- pend $100, and to present him with an address expressive oi? the goodwill and hearty co-operation of the congregation in his arduous work. This was done at the even- ing meeting, when Mr. Ramage read the address, in which Mrs. \Vhaley was given due recognition for her invaluable services to tilt congregation. Mr. Whaley replied in litting terms, and expressed his appreciation of the kindness shown to Mrs. W haley and himself ever since they came to town -. the gun to you will fin - "4â€"cefigi-cr-gational tea was served in the evemng, the proceeds to'be a further contribution to the Red Cross funds. About $50 was real- ized. That the tea was a magnifi- cent success, and reflected the usual credit on the ladies, goes without saying. A short musical program by the choir, Misses Hun- ter and Ramage, Mrs. Buchau, Mr. Telford, and Mr. Buschlcn, fol- lowed, and_ formed a pleasant close to a prises. It may be added that the total contributions of the congregation to all purposes for the year a- mounted to over $4900. 3? t1 1% amount, $2.379 Was for purposes outside of straight conga egaâ€" tional Work â€"the services oIathc church and humanity at lar.ge The four retiring managers, Messrs. W. J. Derby, J. S. Mell- raith, C. Ramag‘e and J. C. Adams, were re-elected for the ensuing three years, and Mr. John Morriâ€" son Was elected to fill out the term. of Mr. S. Hughes. _‘ - A4 “the Eye Messrs. Wm. Ritchie, John Snell and Wm. Calder were elected trus- tees of the church property. Messrs. J. C. Adams, ‘John Mor- rison and John Snell were appomt- ed a pew committee, and Messrs. McIlraith and Snell were again apâ€" pointed ushers. 500 BAGS POTATOES :FROM 5 ACRES W.A. CRAIG, Sarnia, Optario, says; “This year I planted 5 acres of potatoes on clay land; applied 600 Dounds Homestead Bone Black Fertilizer to the acre broadcast. The piece was cultivated six times and Spring plowed. It was harâ€" vested August 20th and yielded 500 bags fine merchantable pota- toes. I have used Homestead Fer- tilizer for five years and always got good results. I would not plant potatoes without it." CORN AND WHEAT DOUBLED.‘ TIMOTHY DUNHAM, Salford, 0nâ€" rio, says: _ ' “I used fifteen hundred pounds Homestead Bone Black Fertilizer on my corn last season and was very much pleased. With the 'reâ€" sults. I also used ten hundred pounds on my Wheat last Fall, and am already satisfied that it paid me well to do it, as there are a few spots that the drill missed sowing, and the Wheat there isn’t more than half as good. I think this ought to be enough to con-'- vince any person Whether it pays to_§ow fertilizer or not.” ' Write Michigan Carbon \Vorks, Detroit, for“ free book and par- ticulars about their Homestead Bone Black Fertilizer. day of agreeable surâ€" frighten the Hun' it, IS Otll‘y' a ‘A. tne Na's‘y.” TEAz‘l CfiUR CH So you might Well be excused for balloon rising gently from its A grand assembly will be given in the town hall Monday evening: under the auspices of the bachel- ors. and benedicts. Mr. Kelly is honorary secretary. The citizens of Durham and Glenelg will learn with regret of the death of Mr. Wm. Williams <_ f Sault Ste. Marie, Mich, 011 W adâ€" nesday last. He was in his 42nd year, highly respected, and leax: q a widow, five children, fathe1, mother, eight brothers and foul sisters. A tea-meeting and musical and literary entertainment were held in Knox church, Normanby, on Friday evening last. Mrs. James Watson presided at the organ, Mr Watson sang a sacred solo, and the Johnston family of Durham gave a number of musical selec- tions, including ‘Annie Laurie,’ ‘The Mocking Bird,’ ‘Scots Wha Hae,’etc. Rev. Mr. McVicar vas chairman. Mr. Wm. Allan, Mr. Wat- son, Sr., 81 years of age, and Ye Editor, made short addresses. In- spector Campbell was the speaker of, the evening, and for over half an hour kept the rapt attention of the audience in telling them “how to nail up the church doors." Misses Mary and Victoria Cornish each recited pretty little pieces, and Mrs. McVicar charmed the audi- ence in her rendering of a touch- ing recitation. A Salvation Army blizzard struck town on Tuesday, but no ‘harm was done. ‘ The Dundalk Herald has the contract for the county printing. The annual oyster supper of the 1.0.F Court was held in Cal- er’s block on Thursday evening. Oysters stewed, fried, fricaseed or raw, just as you liked, besides turkey and goose galore, with tea and coffee, etc., served up a la Paris, constituted the first part of the sumptuous banquet. Dominje Graham made the speeches of the evening. Mr. Herbert Livingston of Allan Park, while grinding grain on Sat- urday, met with a painful acci- dent. He Was caught in the horse- power, and one of his legs became so entangled in the cogs that the horses were brought to a stand- still and considerable time was spent before he could be extricat- 0:1. He is under the care of Dr. Jaznieson. The fire brigade was hastily summone’l Saturday evening hV the toll of the fire bell, but hap- nily hey were not neeied. The alarm was iue to a fire in Can- ductor Lavelle’s house. Some of the younger children set fire to a Window curtain, and before it cOuld be extinguished the cur- tains, some bed coverlets. and other drapery were destroyed. We regret to chronicle the death of Mr. Wm. Ferguson, youngest brother of Jas. Ferguson of Var- ney. He fell from a load of shin- gles in Detroit on the 2lst of J an- uary, and. it is thought the horses kicked him. Principal Allan saw a real live robin on the lst of February. Mr. A. Bell, Sr, of Bunessan, has been ill of pneumonia, but is on the mend. The Varney cor. saysâ€"“Two of the young men of this vicinity cut, split and piled eight cords of wood in 8 hours and 19 minutes.” The Owen Sound Sun says of our Traverston humorist that he‘is de- lightfully personal and fairly out- does their late Queen’s Valley correspondent. Last Week the Shelburne Free Press office and plant were total- ly destroyed by fire. Born.â€"At Varney, January 24, to Mr. and Mrs. John Kerr, a daugh- ‘ Bornâ€"On January 25, to Mr. and Mrs. John Coutts, a daughter. ter. Diedâ€"On January 29. infant daughter of Mr.- and Mrs. John Kerr. ‘ ' FrOm The Chronicle files of. February 4, 1897. 2 MARKET QUOTATIONS JANUARY 30th . Toronto Cattle Market , Choice weighty steers . $10 . 50to$11 . 00 do. medium ......... 9 . 75 10 . 25 Butchers’ choice handy. 9.50 10.25 do. good ........... 8 . 75 9 . 25 do. medium ..... 7.75 8.50 do. common ........ 6 . 75 7 . 50 Butchers’ choice cows.. 7.75 8.50 do. good ........... 6.75 7.50 do. medium ........ 6 . 00 6 . 50 Butchers’ bulls, choice.. 7.50 9.00 do. good ........... 6.75 7.25 do. medium ........ 5 . 75 6 . 50 do. bologna ....... -. 5.00 6.50 Feeders, 900 to 1,000 lbs. 6.75 7.25 do. med, 700 to 800 6.00 6.40 Stockers, 700 to 900 lbs. 6.25 6.60 do. common. light. .. . 5.00 5.75 Cutters ................ 4. 50 5. 25 Canners ............... 4.25 4.50 Milkers, good to choice.80.00 100.00 do. common to med..50.00 70.00 Springers .............. 55 . 00 100 . 00 Calves, veal, choice....13.00 14.00 do. medium ..... 8.00 10.50 5 do. common ....... 5.00 7.50 i do. grass ........... 5.00 6.00 .Sheep. lambs, ch ’ce...14.00 14.75 ! do. culls ............ 8.00 10.50 :‘Sheep, ewes, light ..... 9.50 10.00 i do. heavy and bucks 7.50 9.00 , do. culls ........... 4.00 7 00 ‘ Hogs. weighed off cars.14.00 0:00 do. common. light. . . Cutters ............... Canners .............. Milkers, good to choice do. common. light. . .. 5.00 Cutters ................ 4 . 50 Canners ............... 4. 25 Milkers, good to choice. 80. 00 do. common to med” 50. 00 Springers .............. 55. 00 Calves, veal, choice” 1.8 00 do. medium 8.00 do. common ........ 5.00 do. grass ........... 5. 00 Sheep, lambs, ch"-ce...14.00 do. culls ............ 8.00 Sheep, ewes, light ..... 9.50 do. heavy and bucks 7.50 do. culls ........... 4.00 Hogs, weighed off cars.14.00 do. fed and watered.13.75 do. fo.b.' ............ 13 .00 Toronto Grain Markets Manitoba wheatâ€"Track, bay ports, No. 1 northern, $1.92; No. 2 northern, $1.89; No. 3 northern, $1.84; No. 4 wheat, $1.72; (old crop wheat, 4 cents higher). Manitoba oatsâ€"Track, bay ports. No. 8 C.W., 67%0; No. 3 C.W., 64%0; extra No. 1 feed, 64%c; No. 1 feed, 621/72c. A4 A- vâ€"er'ierican cornâ€"No. 3 yellow, $1.10, subject to embargo. 7 Ontario wheatâ€"Winter, new crop, No. 2, $1.73 to $1.75, according to freights outside; No. 3 winter, new crop, $1.71 to $1.73. Ontario oatsâ€"According to freights outside; No. 2 White, 62c to 64c; No. 3 white, 610 to 63c. Peasâ€"No. 2, $2.35. Barleyâ€"Malting, $1.18 to $1.20. Buckwheatâ€"$1.28 to $1.30. Ryeâ€"No. 2, new, $1.40 to $1.42. Manitoba flourâ€"First patents in jute bags, $9.90; seconds, in jute bags, $9.40; strong bakers’, in jute, $9, Toronto. Ontario flourâ€"Winter, new, track, Toronto, prompt shipment, according to sample, $7.10 to $7. 20. in jute bags; $7, export grade, bulk, seaboard.” ' 'Millfeedâ€"vCar iots, delivered, Mon- treal freights: Shorts, $38; bran, $34; good feed flour, per bag, $2._70 t9 $2.80. AAA Thawâ€"Track; Toront'd, 'No. 1, $13; extra No. 2, $12 to $12.50; mixed, $9 to $11; straw, carlots, $9. Eggsâ€" New-laid, cartons ...... . New-laid, ex-cartons. . . . Storage, selects ....... Storage, No. 1 ........ Butterâ€" 8reamery prints, fresh. reamery prints, storage Creamery solids ....... Choice dairy prints.... Ordinary dairy prints. . Bakers’ ............... Wholesale Produce Toronto wholesale prices to the trade : Cheeseâ€"New, large, 25%c to 26c; large, June, 26%c; twins, 26c to 26%0; triplets, 261/3c to 27c. Poultryâ€" Dressed 8 ring chickens, 1b. ..... 22c to 240 0 d fowl, 1b. ............ 19c 21c Geese, 1b. .............. 19c 21c Ducks, lb. .............. 21c 23c Beansâ€"Japanese, hand picked, $6.25; prime. $5.75; Canadian, hand picked, bushel, $.7._25; prinie, $6.75. Poultryâ€"- 8 ring chickens, 1b. . 0 d fowl, 1b. ........ Potatoesâ€"New Brunswicks, in car- lots, $1.60; western, in carlots, $2.40; Prince Edward Island, $2.40. East Baffalo Cattle Cattleâ€"Receipts, 3,000; active; shipping steers, $8.50 to $11.50; but- chers’, $7.00 to $10.25; heifers, $5.75 to $9.50; cows, $4.50 to $8.50; bulls, $5.50 to $8.50; stockers and feeders, $5.75 to $7.75; fresh cows and spring- ers steady, $50 to $110. Vealsâ€"Receipts, 10,000; active; heavy, mixed and yorkers, $12.35; light yorkers, $11.50 to $12.00; pigs, $11.25 to $11.50; roughs, $11.15 to $11.35; stags, $8.50 to $10.00. Sheep and lambsâ€"Receipts, 8,000; active; lambs, $11.00 to $15.00; year- lmgs, $9.50 to $13.75; wethers, $11.50 to $12.00; ewes, $6.00 to $11.00; mixed sheep, $11.00 to $11.25. do. hindquarters do. prlme Heavy hogs Shops hogs ..... . . Abattoir hogs ..... Mutton, heavy . . . Cattleâ€"Receipts, 24,000; market steady; beeves, $7.75 to $11.95; was. tern steers, $7.75 to $10; stockers and feeders, $6 to $9; cows and heifers, $5 to $10.25; calves, $11 to $15. Hogsâ€"Receipts, 67,000; market an settled; light, $11.15 to $11.65; mixed. 11.20 to $11.80; heavy, $11.25 to 80; rough, $11.25 to $14.40; pigs, 9.40 to $10.60; bulk of sales, $11.40 $11.70. Sheepâ€"Receipts, 14,000; msrket strong; lambs, native, $11.75 to $14.40. Seed Quotations The following are the a Toronto wholesalers are country points: Alslke, No. 1, bushel. .$IO.( do. No. 2 .......... 9. do. No. 3 ..... 7. do. rejected ........ 4. 1111qu usuu. . . . ......OOO‘COOO 000009000000 ood to choice. 1 men to med” 1 ......... .....1 :al, choice.... dium nmon ........ ,ss 11b3, ch"-ce... ls .......... .. ves. light. Chicago Livestock ........... 14.00 13.75 13.00 the seed price: s1o_.oo to $10.50 $ .58 to $ .55 .45 .42 44 42 41 38 36 31 0.00 8,000; " year- $11.50 nflxed 3 quot- $15.00 18.00 16. 00 13. 50 11. 60% 14. 60 18.50 14. 00 18.50 19.00' 999099‘ 999999999099 9 3;: 4 § “ Wl‘i' ’ leav fice. 099 8.00 6.00 6.00 3.50 10.50 60 57 46 43 43 42 39 37 33 IHE CHIEF CHARM [If [UVELY WOMAN Soft, Clear, Smooth Skin Comes With The Use Of “FRUIT-A-TIVES”. .â€" - NORM-I WATSON 86 Drayton Ave., Toronto. Nov. 10111, 1915. A beautiful complexion is a handsome woman’s chiefglory and the envy of her less fortunate rivals. Yet a soft, clear less fortunate rivals. Yet a soft, clear skinâ€"glowing with health â€"is only the natural ram]! o/pm’c Blood. “ I was troubled for a considerable time with a very unpleasant, disfiguring Res/2., which covered my face and for which I used applications and reni’edies without relief. After using “ Fruit-a- tives” for one week, the rash is com- pletely gone. I am deeply thankful for the relief and in the future, I Will not be without “ Fruit-a-tives ”. The late Bishop of London was once ordered by his physician to Spend the Winter in Algiexs. '1‘ w- hishop said it was impossible, In had so many epgagements. - " FOR AH WATSON. 50c. a. box, 6 for $2.50, trial size, 250. At dealers or sent postpaid on receipt of mice by Fruit-a-tives Limited. Ottawa. I MARRIED. ', IvIIDDLETONâ€"DUNKE.â€"At Zion City, Illinois, Mr. Charles Middle- ton to Miss Caroline Dunko. “Well, my lord bishop,” said tEu specialist, “it either means Algius 01' heax en.” “In that case,” said the bishop. “I’ll go to Algiers.”â€"San Francis- co Argonaut. “Johnny, tell us What W: our 1( 55:»: u as about to-day?Ӥ “About octagons,” repli‘ :3 Johnny. “And what,” pursued his quesâ€" tioner, “is an octagpn?” vnv--‘_V “It’s a many-sided animul.‘ piped the lad, “that grabs \‘uu when you go in swimming.”’â€"N<wx York Evening Post. MIDDLETON.â€"At Rocky Saung. on January 20, to Mr. and Mrs. Alâ€" bert Middleton, a son. BEESTON.â€"At Toronto. on De- cember 2, Mr. Walter T. Beeston, formerly of Durham. THE UNDERSIGNED OFFERS for sale 100 acres of land adjoin- ing the corporation, on Durham Road: also 25 acres on Lz;m‘x_..ton street, With buildings; also a new brick house on Saddler street, Durham, with all modern improvements.â€"Thos. McCumb. Prop., Box 27, Durham. 212mo ‘QOOQOOOOOOOOQQOOO90090994 Corrected February I. Fall Wheat. ......... ...$1 60 to $1 65 Spring Wheat .......... 1 6 no 1 *" Milling Oats ........ .... 55 to 60 Feed Oats ............... 56 to 53 5000006669066...6006600000 Barley ........... Hay ............. Butter ........... ” B. Balment Persnns requiring their houses Wired fur eYectric lights. may Write to the above address. 01‘ leave order at The Chronicle 0f- THE BISHOP’S CHOICE. DURHAM MARKET Property for Sale February 1, 1917. ABOUT OCTAGONS. 789 Dupont Street, Tornmn. Ont. Electrical Contractor BORN. DIED. 20000 800w1000 A thaw I roais a li‘ Lots of 1 many p130 many plac: mafia thro: and all di nine: nortl am hat 1H Quite : omplait )Tfl This lir Otlaw Duncan Glenelg. Mr. Ne who spe. this par! law, Mr. now get? fects of dc \V (C W II 1( til