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thiainx with ourselves in our hard luck. Not so the pupils at Belleville. The last issue shows that those aflicted with deafness are to be con- mtulnted thst they are not blind, because Dr. lettuce] of the University of Southern Cali- fornia in W alter s series of scien- For some time now we have been receiving a copy of the Canadian, the official organ of the Ontario School for the Deaf at Belleville, and, presumably, published by the pupils. From cover to cover it is a great lesson in Optimism. It overflows with articles telling how fortunate these deaf pupils are that there is nothing worse wrong with them. To most of us, deaf- nus would be nothing short of a calamity and we would, like as not, spend our time sympa- occupy a hotel room at the same price as one, but we do contend that, when the room is to be occupied by two persons, especially man and wife, there would be an increase in the demand for accommodation if the “double” rate were reduced. Oftentimes a man, who usually goes to the city alone, might take his family were it not for the extra expense. In the case of the railway advertisement quoted above, a person with the money to spend can occupy a whole section on a single ticket with the resultant increase in comfort, cheaper than a man and members of his family travel- ling on perhaps three or four tickets. The re- sult is the man with the family, not able to af- ford it, sleeps in the day coach, the sleeping berths remain empty and the railways complain of lack of patronage. The same might be said of the hotels. The man goes to the city alone a good many times when, with an adjusted rate, the hotel would pick up an additional dollar a day, or perhaps more, if he took his wife and family along. So far as the hotel is concerned, this would be “found” money which would cost them nothing, and would amount to a consider- able sum in the course of a year. one person there is the same service, such as towels and other accommodations as for two; yet they ask $1.50 extra for that extra person. It isn’t our intention to argue that two should Keep on the sunny side, And let dull care pass you by; Just figure out you’re a long time dead, No need to worry or sigh. Weep, and you weep alone, Don’t give up hope till you’ve tried; Don’t join the crowds That sail under dark clouds, But keep on the sunny side. Far too many of us magnify our troubles. We spend too much time sitting around sympa- thizing with ourselves and bewailing our hard luck, and, as has been said on a good many for- mer occasions, the man who sits down to sym- pathize with himself is in the worst possible position in which he can find himself. There are too many of us who think we are placed on this earth to have a good time instead of being here to put up a fight from the day we are born until the time comes when we are es- corted to the burying ground. KEEP ON THE SUNNY SIDE The words of the song, popular thirty-odd years ago, might well be an incentive to many of us to stop our wailing and look on the bright- er side of life: TRAVELLING ACCOMMODATION “On your next overnight rail journey, take advantage of a Single Occupancy Section and assure yourself of a restful night’s sleep. Under this arrangement, you can have the exclusive use of a sleeping car section (consisting of one lower berthâ€"with upper berth closed) at a re- duction of 22 per cent. under regular sleeping1 car section rate, when occupied by one person.” This is an advertisement ,of a well-known Canadian railway and it just about follows along the lines of the majority of our hotels and other accommodations for travellers, which for the past couple of years have complained of the‘ falling of! in patronage. How can they expect anything else? A well-known hostelry we have in mind has one standard of rooms for which it charges 82.50 per day single, or $4.00 double. Taken by PAGE 4. mmunmnuurxwm mummuuumm Wham" it 01"“ 0! mm m MW: civil "religion “that“: offru Womamoniubuwabhfimm than with the Truthâ€"WATSON. THE DURHAM CHRONICLE Thu-shy, latch 17, 1932 human built human can learn a glut HARD TIMES HELPS COMMUN I SM Toronto Communists are sowing unrest among the workless. This is the only class in which this organization could how for success. !herself rather than trying to argue ' the ques- tion as to whether protection or low tarifl' is the better policy. No matter what our individ- ual ideas, our hand has been forced, and the various provinces of the Dominion are faced with the solving of transportation troubles and the linking of the people of this great country in closer trade relationships. For some months back we have been told of the increase in our exports; for the next few months let us hear about the increase in our interprovincial trade. We Want all the ex- port business we can get, but we want, first of all, to deal with ourselves. We can see no reason why Nova Scotia coal cannot replace the United States variety in this province, other than cer- tain large importing companies linked up with the United States interests have been success- ful in persuading us otherwise. If we really wish to do it, the difference in mileage between most Ontario points and Pennsylvania and the Maritimes is no deterrent. Harder problems than this have been solved. Subsidizing our railways in the hauling of coal would not only save the $16,000,000 spent annually in the United States for soft coal, but would provide work for our Canadian coal min- ers and keep the money thus earned in circula- tion in Canada. THE “WHY” OF THINGS We picked up the poem which appears be- low in some of our reading the other day, and while no great claims can be set forth for it as a poem, the sentiments expressed will at least make one think and wonder why there are any humans in this world who do not believe in a supreme being, or who think this old universe is run by chance. Try and answer the questions asked in the poem. They will start you think- ing. With the exception of the one line: “What makes the trains and autos go?” which is en- tirely foreign to the subject and grates on the rest of it, the poem asks some remarkable ques- tions. Read it over. “Why are the white clouds in the sky Sailing and piling up so high? What makes the blue up there so deep? It almost puts my eyes to sleep. “Why does the hot sun melt the snow? What makes the trains and autos go? Where does the sun go out of sight? What makes the white moon shine at night? “Why do the trees and flowers grow? Why are all things, I’d like to know? Why can’t the grown-ups answer me? I wonder how this all can be?” After reading the above, we cannot con- ceive of anyone imagining that this old uni- verse is just a chance aflair, or that it contin- ues its journey through space on the hit-and- miss principle. A steady job, a full dinner pail If necessary, why not subsidize our rail- ways for this purpose. Give western grain a special rate, and western coal, too; give coal from the Maritimes and the West a rate that will enable it to compete in price with the United States variety. It may be argued that the rail haul is too great. What harm could re- sult if the difference were made up in subsi- dies? In the case of the Canadian National Railways, they are now known as the People’s Railway; then let them do the people’s business. It seems there is to be a deficit anyway, and a little more, when it means that Canadians will eat Canadian wheat, and burn Canadian coal, should not hurt much. A good many of this country’s dollars have been spent much more foolishly. if Canada will have to do more thinking about dustry cut off from the rest of North America we are faced more and more with the necessity of recognizing the good sense of the old battle- cry, “Canada for the Canadians.” It looks as We trust the newly-launched idea of dis- tributing Nova Scotia coal in Ontario is suc- cessful. Together with the Empire trade idea, the citizens of Canada should also consider the advisability of closer trade relations between the provinces. Perhapss this matter has been overlooked heretofore, but with Canadian in- lesson from those who live under afflictions. We have never yet met a blind man or a deaf mute who had any complaints. All of the belly- aching about conditions comes from those who have little or nothing the matter with them, except that they lack the ambition to get out and conquer the few handicaps under which they labor. MARITIME COAL THE DURHAM CHRONICLE fornextyearwe'ubementyand‘ mansionsâ€"WWW AMTOOMIOII Nothing but the metal framework wus left of a carwhlchwasattackedbyfamlshedratslnamnch garage.WhensomeratsattwkedeosrlnAmerlca therewasnothlngleftbuttheMstory.Theanl- male couldn’t swallow thenâ€"London Humorlst. O O I Nathan-ram Application made from Station! on February mfmmumtomtorahockeygameon mrchsmhttheanswertlntnoaeotswereavw- eble. This doem’t sound like matineeâ€"except for those who are late in applying for seamâ€"Chem Rudy Valee is advocating a federal tax on radio receiving sets. The money thus collected, he claims. canbeuedtogiveunknowneongwriteumorere- mumtion than they now receive. Wouldn’t it be better to use the money to buy them aimâ€"Detroit Saturday Night. For a time a few days ago, with Toronto’s mayor and member of the civic administration receiving threatening notes, it looked like the “gangster" element had entered Canada. It now turns out the writer of the note to Mayor Stewart was a widow woman not too strong mentally, and it is supposed the letter to Mr. Ramsden came from a similar source. Death threats against public men in Canada will not prove popular, but in the present cases no pros- ecutions will follow. Certain theatre owners in Ontario are re- ported to have stated their intention of refus- ing to collect the amusement tax for the Gov- ernment in future. If they so decide it will be interesting to note the result, as we cannot see how the Government can consistently stand for this and still require business houses to collect sales taxes. The Canadian National Railways Magazine tells us that the shuffleboard champions on the C. N. S. Lady Rodney of the West Indies ser- vice “proudly wear on their breasts tin medals made from pop bottle caps." Now, what in the world would they be doing with pop bottles on a West Indies cruise?” “Congress Wets Want Beer" says a news- paper headline. We suppose the Congress drys want everybody to quite drinking. Right here, may we suggest that the editor of the Chronicle wants a million dollars. Playing hookey from school, is due to a mental ailment, according to scientists. The same ailment, probably, which makes the tired business man sneak off from his duties for an afternoon at golf. Paper collars in use in Japan are said to be so perfect that it is impossible to tell them from the finest linen. They must be a big im- provement on those the writer had to put up with over 30 years ago, and which could be “spotted” across one concession. The suicide of Ivar Kreuger, the Swedish match king, and George Eastman, the United States kodak manufacturer, once more shows that happiness does not go hand in hand with money. Both men were worth millions, but both wrecked their constitutions in the acquisition of their fortunes. The Woodstock Sentinel-Review says it might be news if Tommy Church, ex-M.P., would say a good word for any man still alive. Well, what about Tommy Church? He doesn't pan him very much. Laughter is help to good digestion, says an authority. From the roars some people let out of them when their risibilities are aroused, it might not be out of place to say they are in a “perfect physicked-ical condition.” A United States wolf is reported to have killed a Canadian deer at the Sault and then dragged the carcass back to the United States. United States customs authorities will please The Lindbergh baby has not yet been found and the United States police force is working away with its usual eflicient blundering. Fifty thousand Canadians have unclaimed bank accounts. The Chronicle editor is not one of them. We never forget ours. The local bank managers won’t let us. There may be some criticism of the rise in the radio license fee from one to two dollars, but we have to admit it is about the cheapest sport we get nowadays. It is rumored that the size of Dominion bank notes is to be reduced. Any we have seen the past two or three years are plenty small enough now. A Winnipeg court has ruled that it is not an offence to be drunk in a dentist’s chair. A fellow in Winnipeg, therefore, who gets lit up is perfectly safe to hike for the dentist's. It has been ruled that Roman Catholics must not marry in the air. But why not? Are not the principals in all marriages rather up in the air on the day of the ceremony? Yet. 3!!! ’em 0!! munlng tells oftheworkotunder- world forces which prey upon any who maybednwnlntotbelrcrlp. Bankinclnthlsoountryhunotde- veloped lnto e “rocket." It to well to rememberthotbnnksopenteunderthe sanction otachorterlsmedbythe government; they are regulated by the BankingAct.nndtheyu'eubjecttd never have been appned by was luc- We do not like that word “racket” applied to any lemme bunnies 1n CanadthisanAmedcmkmmdiu referred to the 0mm beating sys- tem as “a nice little racket." It my be that when Miss Muphall nukes en ud- dressheteelsthctitisnecessnryto say something with e her-pooh in it; shemaytlflnkltgiveshermurot (calmness, or will cease the eudience to concludethctshe knowssomethmc which is being concealed from the cen- apparently a malicious liar!" All of which is quite trueâ€"Mitchell Advocatc. who maliciously attacks the character of another, without absolute proof of the case, is a simon-pure liar. In fact, heorshe,a.sthecasemaybe,istwr different kinds of a liarâ€"a public liar, ever stopped to think of the appelation that could be fittingly tacked to their OTHER PAPERS’ OPINIONS The scandal-monger is evidently at work in and about Kincardine, and so serious has the situation become that the editor of the Review-Reporter has risen in his wrath and issued a public denouncement of the hes and shes who are engaged in the nefarious practice of whispering stories. “We wonder." the writer says, “if the person who either starts a scandal or repeats it with var- The term “”llar is the most degrading and CW term that can be applied to an individual, and yet the person own name. That appelation 15“."1m hehumnMotsdetypmstosum-t his loin cloth.â€"Chesley Enterprise. (2) If thnt thing called static stops (3) If other stations can be stopped from butting in. (on the Old Singing Master will do more singing end less talking. There are many other objections. just like you read shalt on an motion sale bill, “too numerous to mention," but these will do just now.â€"Walkerton Her- old-Times. Abacus” SemotAmex-lmnboouegnqmru mmmemnsmemm peopleexm'eaedwhenmnqmr mhelnculowedtogotntotheumm mmmmmm withaloasotmvenueotccoupleof mmmaolhn.Wesh0Indnkewmd were theyuked to m in keeping Illicit Yankee liquor out of cm.â€" Wmm. ”branch-[Joana Therearemunycommodmeswhich showa.dmp£nprlce.butwemtdd tlut the radio license willbe be” per year. Very well, then, we will not ob- MbWCefledteM Speaking at a public meeting in (1) If Amos ’n’ .9 pun. MkmmW”m mmmnmmw mmmmmumu ouswnumcouldmwnedut mm.â€"mmm-na- Myfldmmhlhw “gunman-cumulus“- “my and uh: “Did you W I“!!! muons for civil servants?” truthfully qmtmmlnrmmech: “tumoppo-edtothepoucy.” When w. W n In “mined" aoctetyâ€"nufiafltunluweuuhborâ€" mdwhendmmustpleueboth, the cmflhewinotruthmnyquwetmher thlspoucylwmmpporut.. ”Acting” :h'uewuuveotmycomttmenâ€" vote upon the quesuon a. nu. When thevotcmWHhsMhfllm notinheraenxmthenome.0boervant members noted tint the My slipped into hermutcrmenesultoftm vote was announced .â€"‘1‘oronto Evening of an automobile horn." “Why not?" stole my car and eloped with my wife andeverytimethearahomboott think he is bringing her back.” The Variety Store DUB! rm Jaunned comm ..................... 15c SILK HOBIIIY Becom- mumm- toned Hosantenewm This Week’s R. L. Saunders, Prop. lit-thy, m 11. M Bargain list