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'I Lcoc·K P TREB < ·· · ' ' · ~-- I have now in a. very fine line of goods, suitable for presents Family Bibles, Albums, Gift BooksJ Beautiful Vases, and Bric-a-brac Ornaments. Clearing out sale o There was another young man in the · of D arIinaton w h o m1>rr1e · d mto · township a most reepectable"' and 11'ealthy family, came into posae11eion of a 11plendid farm, 'f II . di . h b ea·1t1 u y situate n · p1eaar.nt ne1g · borhood. He was a wide-awake, intelligent, indu9trious man and made a lot of money beeides what he received with his wife ; he built a tine farm re1idence and barn11, and wa~ ~pparently 011 the . hiii:h road of proaperity and in a favorabla way of amassing great wealth. Soon the i~~ent.ive genius of the .age began to bring mto the world of mdustry those wonders the reaper, mower, thre·her11 and other borne machinery, and the mannfacturers wanted agents . Thia man . waa drawn mto the current that was sweepin~ over the country. Of cour1e, the farm thereafter received but a. 1mall ahare of hi11 time or attention. Not many years passed before the farm waa ellcumbered with a heavy mortgage and finally he lost the farm altogether and tried to make a living for hill family as an agent, and for yeat1 before he died ;,,hih1 he W&.s yet in the prime of life no one who knew him cared to trust him for a dollar. Speculation and & desire for an easier life . than li'orking on the farm ruined him. We could multiply 1imilar Local and Otherwise. '>J 'th. pagt. ) (Colnimud from fi. ·1 ·t t di 11 Read ~hi11 paper, thc mr.1 1 0 a ·tant friend. · : The water ln Lake l1Dtarlo is lower now than at any time i n ten years. General Booth' 11 B and, Mmpriaing 28 players, from London, Engli.nd, will be at the barracks herf' on Nov. 24th. A splendid Public School Teacbers' · 1 is · '"fhe Coun t Y S ch 00l O0~ n cii" JOurnA published at 417 Dearborn-st., Ch1ca~o, Ill. Mrs. T. L . Doyle and Mrs. s. Armour left on Tuesday for their home. ht Bro?k· lyn, N. Y., after a pleasant B O Journ with I relatives in this town. Mr. S. Snowden, west of. ~11.ple Gro~e, purchased a very prom1smg yearling thoro'-bred Short Horn bull at Mr. T. Wari!'s sale near Solina. ·· An awful @c~re has been caused among certain competing houses ·by the· low pricea we are 110lling tea at; ·· ,See our tea before buying. M c CLUM4 BKos. Miu Alma Cryderm·n left on Tuesday for Port To1Vneend, W111hington Territory, U. S., to viait h er nnole, Mr. Thomas Phillipa, for an inaelinlte p1iriod. John Thickaon had a hand mangled by tl10 rollers of a planer at the Organ fac tory on Wednemday. Drs. Beith aqd McDowell dre1sed ·it and it is doing well. Me11rs. Newcombe & Co., of 107-109 Ohurch lltreet, Toront., are closing out at WALL PAPER. GREAT BARGAINS. Pfoture Frames and Pictures &specialty. A large number of fine engravings just received. 5 ' quires of Note Paper for 26 eents, s'till a special line. -<>-- :JIL!2=_ -.,.. "'l"I~ p. TR EB ILCDC K. M . , _ .ai --~~.. . _,.... ,._,_,.w.....,·._,..._,.........-.....-...-. ·iawmaa. ·Wlloa ~ Ocr. 2f.., 1888, reader" to cite others. :~::i~:t i~:eec:::~~~~~r ::r.::: ::~ ~i~~~~d-~~u:g~~: ?! ~:1~~;~t ~::~~:! w~~tkod ~~~.~ll! ~hec~1:!:c;~ ~:;t;,~ Circulation this week 2,400. Cockle'11 Antibiliou1 Pilla for indig . estion. 3 Toronto's p·1blic debt is over $65 per , . h d f h ea o t e popu 1 ahon ; Hamilt·m 11 is only $65. The town 111i11isters have begun to give instrueti0ns in the schools on Friday afternoons. The noted McGibney Family are coming to Bowmanville shortly. Look out for posters and notices. We claim that THE STATESMAN contain· twice ~8 much We11t Du,.ham news as any other paper. Cowpue and see. Glad we are to note the prosperit.y of the P ort Hope Daily Times which came to us on Monday conaidera.bly enlarged. Rev. S. H . Eastman, of Oshawa, and Rev. J;t. D. Fraser, of St. Paul's church, will exchange pulpits on Sunday, Nov. 4.. fhe largest musical family known ia the McGibney, 16 members. They travel in their own palace car. Will be in Bowman-rille 11oon. Overcoats and suits in boys' and men's 1ize1. Ready-m·de or made to order. B011t goods at lowest prices at John J. Muon'·· See advertisement. The Christian Guardian of Oct. 17th say·: We have rarely listened to a riaher musical treat than the concert given by the celebraten McGibeny family. .Just arrived at the West End House Flannel. Sheetings 72 inches wide, very cheap. Men'11 Underclothing in great Wall Paper, Window Shades, Silver Ware, J~ H. KENNER'S Plush Goods J VARIETY HALL Novelties, Books, &c., &c. -FOR. --co;.-- PICTURES FRAMED very cheap. · .BoWMANVILLi:, A man mnst stick to his regular busin .eea. If a farmer, he muat ho a farmer altogether; a merchant, a merchimt altogether. Let speculators make their hundreds or their thousand· iu a day or year, stick to your regular trade or OCCU· We do not expect to ad-ranoe t.ny new p11tion, never looking to the right or the argnmenta to induce farmer11 and farmers' left. You underl!tand that and it de· '--·.i.1 to stick to the farm, "-* the menwUJJ mand11 of you your beat talenta, for there ·ltOn of old. opiniona in new ehape may ie always a chance to do better every teJl.d some of our farmer re.del'll to con- year that flies ovey your. head. There ia ·ider the question ierioul!y. And Qt the no prvfoasion or bueineas that calla for .......... .· set we deeire t-0 ask our older readere, more b usiness tact than farming. · w· -vu.· · 1th ftow many men of yonr aoquailltance all the varied elements with which the h~ve J..ft the farm after they were say farmer has to do, if he does not g1Ye it thirty year11 of llge and made a BuooeBB of his undivided attention how can he 1ucaome other busineH t Osn you refer ua to oe;,id 1 H ., cannot. "Well it is so Blow od:e'I We cannot think of any aingle per· and toilaomel" some one will say. So is . eon within the range of our acquaintance. . merchandising, so are mechanical purFor some years farmers M a class have euita, the ministry and legal professions. .4>ecome chronic grmnblera because of the The height to competency, greatneH or .general failure in crops and decline in honor, is not reached at a bound, but by . inrices from wh at was received fifteen or ,.. slow and to1lsome stages. There are no twenty years e.go. Five out of every six difficulties which diligence and asaiduity htmera will soy to you; "There is noth- will not overcome. lug in farmin11; any more ; prices are so To suoceed in the business of farming, ·l ew that we can barely make a living . st one must have good business habits-inif." The sixth farmer will say : "There duatry, rugality, close application, bone encouragin1;t thing about farmingknowledge of the soil, of the di11ea11e of --it is a ~afe business and 811 profitable e.s animals, and of the conditions of the tmy kind of productive industry . with market.a of the country. He should ha're w . ilich I am """'u11inted. True, the --'1 a regular system of ct"op fo1 lowing crop·" 'rices of some farm products are low, bnt "' keeping Ii.is land · in good heart. He ori thti a verai.;io they are fairly remnnera- must epend a good deal of time on his &ive ; aud on tho other hand, clothing farm, and v'"ry ttle of it in town. Naand groceriee al'e moderately cheap, which poIeon wh en on a campaign wouId of ten 'ttelps out on the profit side." Do we exspend days without undressing, riding '"""'erate or overdraw the piot11re i Ffom from pomt · to pomt, · d icta " t' -et> mg d" 1spatch es, our daily intercourse with the farmers of examining m~ps, etc. So let the farmer , West Durham, we ~ive this as actual l:,eoome wholly interellted in his farm .facts. But this i11 no new thing. Tho11e ef: our readers, who o&n ca.st a glance dutie1, and he wiH scarcely find time, or . be inclined, to engage in the out.side Jiack over a period of 30 or 40 years · in cares which a h.a zardous speculation al· .this country durmg whij)li \here have ways incurs. A fifty acre farm, well l>een periods of good times when wheat Jielded anywhere from 25 to 50 bushels managed, is a better and safer trust than to the acre and sold frc)m 25 to $2.00 an tnvestnent in any of the tern pting speculations or apparently easy, money·bushel, and other farm producta were making schemes within the reach of proportionately prolifioe and h igh in limited cash resources. price, can certify to the statement that th~re were about as many farmers who Just now we havo in our mind two "" · ould barely fetch things &round at the sturdy young farmers' sons, big, healthy, ti l k' f ll b th h b J'e~'s end, as now-not a dollar saved, ne 00 m~ e ows, ut ey ave e,pooket books empty and bu1iness credit come tired of the farm and having tasted tlone of the beat,t Did not such ones al· of the pleasures of town life while at \ h' ht com College they are seeking amon~the thouth' waye fi n d some mg & 00 u w ic 0 h · h h · , · , I i S I th d 'd Th tion 1 eands m Canada wit whom t ey ave to pan ure y ey 1 · e ques ' t f .t t · k b 00k 'llatnrally arises, Why ia this Y A..' variety compe e or 111 ua ions as 01er 8 · · k h h h 'Of.anawers might be. gil;Eln. Lack of eepers or any_ot er w a.i to t .em ap·business ability or habits, lack of business pears ~o beeas1er wor~ than farmiug. If tack and management, indolence or wan t you will take the advice, boys, of one th f d h · d of. energy, push, vim, or t rying to run wh 0 was miee on e arm an as PARM.ING AB A CALLING. ,1. 11om. e other business or agenov in connec- come along the sime line that you aspire tiou with farming. to follow, dont leave the farm, but put the We beard the uther day of a fumer same energy into your farm life tha· you ·n h · h II' who in 1860 or 18G1 owned 600 &crcs of Wl ave to put mto any ot er ca mg to 8 e1,>lendid farm lands, with living water make it succes! and you will, ten flowing through it; he owed but little ! chances to one, succeed. Be not deand had two sons to do the work. After 1 ceived respecting mercantile or profes~ional pursuits; for not more than one the. American war broke out there we.a a brisk demand for beef. He thought he man in 8 hundred succeeds in any busiaaw money in buying and shipping cattle ness in whica he has not grown up, and h' 111 very few men in business in towns and --tri fatal illusion. He 116l d part of 'nto the -ttle tr·de leav cities are doiDg more than living. Go . f &rin and w en t 1 ....., ~ · · Ing the boys and & hired man to run the through any Canadian town and inquire fr.cm. AHer a year or two the oldest who of t·he busi!lees men ha\·e sav·e d $100 twy WH needed in the oattle business. a year einoe they began bueiness, and could you <lbtain truthful answers "OU T o·day strangers own t h ose b road , f ert l·1 e J ~re11, and the former owner is homeless. would be surprised at the small percentBow did that happen. do yon ask? Why, age who have actually saved, over-and·he undertook a buaineea, that he knew above all expenses, wea.r-and·teflr, and l · interelll on capital invested, this small . b t t 'd noth mg a ou -rm ou s1 e specu ationand neglected his f&rm which he knew amount which even many farm laborera Ii.ow t-0 manage, which required all hia have succeeded in laying aside annually. time, all his business ability, all his care Again we say, Dont let11Ve the farm. an~ watchfulnel!I!, all his skill and tact aa a producer a nd financier, n.nd the steadi1101111. of purpose of the sturdy mariner A Goon NEIGHBOR. - "Late last fall who at the wheel takea hill ship through I was laid up in bed three days with a. the Narrows safely In a storm. Specula- very so.v ere attack of diarrhrea and ' 'omitinit. N othing benetitod me qntil my tion~ruined him. The notion that there neighbor, Ml'll. Dunning, recom'm ended .(1 some eaaier yray to make money than Dr. l!'owler's Extraot of Wild Strawberry, by digging it out of the soil often gets :md brought me a half bottle, which she w'th f d wh f rmer's had in h er houee. In throe hour11 t he 1 ·"!'·~ fill~rm.~~'aan 6 u ~n ;&n:y no vomiting was stopped, and I was able to mm . is ~i . ny. c ' . sit up by night. I would not now think ma\ter what direction Lt may lead him, of using any other medicine." Columbus 'liil fate iseealed. , Hopkins, Hamilton, Ont. · I j to aherati.ona in their premise·, :which, Goods. when completed will give them the moet Hannah Bovd, formerly a servant in axten1ive Pianoforte warerooma in the the family of Chas. Lowell, Galt, haa citv, · 43. been arrested in connection wirh the poi· · · F iroa eon c&ndy ca1e. Reports atate that LowSome aeuonable 11uqeehon1: a.re u1ually cheaper than doctors' bills. ell kept het for a iime aa his miatrese in a Keep .four own and you.· children's feet separate house. dry. Muflling the throat i· one sure WAY Farmers in Manitoba are making money of courting tendllrneH and 10rene11 ot fast... The Brandon Sun mentions the the throat. Wear warm uud.erclo~bing. case of a farmer livin'g in the vicinity of Dont feed your childrt>n ca11die11. · Go · io that town, who this year had an eightyBuck'a for cheap boo~s and shoes. acre field of wheat which will realize cl N w T · 768 Pl · · On one farm, near a gary, ·. · . ., .,2, . · acrng his expenses at$'/ per 970 bu&hela of osta were taken from. ten acre, and they will not be that, as he did acres, giving an irverage of 97 bushels to most of the work without hired help. he the acre, with an average uf 47 pounds will have a balaC1ce of $2,260, .or a profit Underwear~ to the bushel. Another farm of twelve Another farmer f ...1. of over $28 per f acre. · acres 11:ave 7fl0 buahels, a u average o 41 2 living north o Alexander will clear m pound· to the bushel, while a measured the neighborhood of $4,500, and sold his acre of wheat ptoducea 24 bushels. A wheat at 90 cents par bushel. third farm gave an average of 60 bushels Bird & Lord, alias Toronto Medicine of oats to the acre. Co., ahas .C. & B. Parker, Toronto, A 111.ving of 2b per cent. on the pur- caught a host of newspaper men napping . ch11.11 of a f1r1t-clllll! piano is an important One christian publisher in 'this district item, but euch is the offer 1>f Octaviu11 who publishea"a newspaper for the family Newcombe & Co., whose n e w Piano Fae- circle" is publishin11: over two columns of tory,. Bellwood's avenue, Toronto (jus~ their "infalliable cnres for all printe completed) ia the finest in the city, and diseases," and "cures for t.he terrible equal i·n its machinery and equirment to consequences of indiscretion " and treatthe latest and beat in the United States. ment tor "developin11; the fe~a.le bust to Intending purch aser~ will do well t ll com- the proportions of voluptno us nature" municate with them. 37-tf and other immoral trash not fit to be We take great pleasure in directing read in any household . . Publishera who our readers' attention to T-id .3ros.' new ~dvertise such abominable no~trums d t b h t d t f th · Fall announcement in this paper. They eserve 0 e c ea e ou 0 e1r pay. Everything marked in plain figures and away down. d · 1 d'tl t d th · 8 1 are omg a P en ra e ; pass eir A RA'R:IC TRRA.T ia aesored to all who store at any hour of the day or evening attend the concert next Tuesday night. and customers will be found ther.,. The The Detroit Amphoin says: Mrs.Caldwell ladies say tlloy like to deal with . " the made her Detroit debut at this time. WEST END HOUS:I. boys" as they familiarly call them. They Her voice is a pecnh . · :u one, being even k · J t d 9t k f d11 d eep a mce Y assor e oc 9 gotJ an in its entire compass, very sweet, pure, h,tve the reputation of selling cheap. sympathetic, fiex&ble in the highest Our country readers should drop iii and degree and of tro.e intonation. It see t hem when they come to town. They r emiLds us of Di :M:urska'a more than any will use you well. · we' ve yet. heard. She sings without any Are showing a large and varied assortment of Dry Goods fo.L· At the last meeting of the Town Coun· · effort whatever, a pleasing attribute, F .ArLL and WINTER TRADE. cil the Rifle Club was remitted the which 1iome of our noted prima dounaa charge for Town hall at t heir last concert, lack. She took high F apparently with the Mayor was instructed to advance great ease, not just touching it staccato money on the order of the School Board like, nor running up the scale t<> it, but in sums as required to the amount of jwmped a fourth from C to F and dwelt A large stock in newest f ho.des and fabrics. We are showing a. special Q 3 000· stort & ·r· Hne in Dress Meltons at 12! cents, that can't be beat. '11'1 , ury as ke d f or PIate there. gla1111 windows. The Property Committee .A.t the East Durham Rifte Matches on will (lOnaider and report. Collector was Saturday our locd shootists almoet clear~I~E::N"S. to be m his office during prescribed ed out the ra!lche. In the Association Housekeepers requmng Table Linens, Table Napkins, rowels, hours. Oomplaints was m>lde that tale- match J. B Mitchel stands 1st, J. Sando · h a d not 2nd, J. Curtis 5th, D Beach lOt,h, N. S. Towelings, &c., &c., would do well to inspect our stock before buying. gro.p h and t e leph one comp«rnea complied wil.h by -law about poles. Young 1 2th and w. S. Rus~ell 14 th. In A GREAT HAROAIN.- We have made All Comers' match D . Ueach stands 3rd, , a rrangements with the gre11ot agricultural J . B. Mitchel 4th, W. S. Ru~sell 5th, W. A large con"ignment just. received which have been marked at very low prices. weekly, Farm and Fireside, by which we P.Milligan 6th, J. Saudo 8th, N.S. Young are able to supply our subacribera with 16th, J. Curtis 17th. In Grand Aggre· that paper to the end of 1889, and our gate match J.B. Mitchel stands 2nd, J. own paper for one year for Two dollars. Sando 3rd, D . .Beach 8th and J. Curtis Saxony Yarns in a.11 colors. Fingtiring Ya.rns in both Scotch and Farm and Fireside is a larize 7 column, 4 10th. In extra series J. Sando is lat, W. Canadian makes. In this line we make a specialty of Baldwin's Beehive page weekly, two pages being devoted to 8. Rue11ell 5th, J. B. Mitchel 6th. In Fingering. Canadian Factory Yarns in a large number of colors. agricultural matters and twe pages to extra series, No. 2, W. S. Russell is 2nd, storiee by the best au thou. It is well J . B. Mitchel 3rd, J. Sando 6th and N.S. illu11trated throughout 11ndhaa a large cir· Young 7th. culation at 75 cents a year. The low at prices that are bound to sell them. If you have a discharge from the nose, price at which we give it and the Weekly offensive or otherwise, partial loss of the Mail is a special arraDgement. ,. · 1enee of swell, taste or hearing, eyes Ajealoua rivalsS.Jll "The person who has watering or weak, feel dull or debilitated In this department we have a large stock in Scotch, English a.nd Irish neither the good sense nor manners to pain or pressure in the head, take cold Suitings, Pamings and Canadian Tweeds. koop his distance, but cheeki. his way eaeily, you may rest assured that you· have iuto private con.ferences of officials in the the Catarrh. Thousands of cases annu- ~pccial attention ~ivcn to the ORDERED CIAOTHING 1bor11~ ri'na) should bt> rriven a lesson on department. Call and iu~pect our stock \ v ,., ,., ally, without manife11ting half of the above the proprieties." Wonder if he means symptoms; terminate in Conimmption and beCore pure.basing, u111 S ome folks don't appreciate enter- end in the grave. No disease is so com· prise. Why dear bro.· we learned more moo, more deceptive, less understood or about horses that day than you will ever more unsuccessfully treated by physiciam. know, unless you come down oft your The manufacturer11 of Dr. Sage's Catarrh perch and mingle with men of brains. Remedy nave, for many years, offere'd a. We didn't have to wait for two issues of standing reward of $500 for a case of another paper and then sit in our iianc- Nasal Catarrh, no matter how bad or of tum and copy our description of the ex- how long standing, which they cannot hibits. We moved a.round and ~ot the cure, Remedy sold by druggists, at 50 information and published it ...ahead of cents. 1 all competitors." What care we about "proprieties." THE GIFT SHow.-The Opera House was packed to the doo rs again le.st night by an appreciative audience, t-0 witness the entertainment given by Prof 8emon 4 NIGHTS, co111wencing and his Co., and to say everybody was delighted, would be a mild way of putting it. From the first raising of the curtain to the cluee of the program, there was not a weak point in it. The Prof. is: a We beg to make known to our numerous customers and friends whole show in himself, and with the that we have received a new and extensive stack of Furs, Hats, Caps, flock of trained canaries, musical glasaea, minstrel ma'l'ionettea, and the magnificent In his Wonderful Illusions, or Black Art, Gents' Furnishings, etc. views pre~ented at the close, go to make up one of the very best entertainment· that have vi11ited our town for a long Musical Artiste, time, well worth the price of admission, without any of the presents which ProffeB&or Zera gives away nightly We have commenced repairilig Furs and would request a.11 persons aud which are both numerou1 and And his flock of educated Canary Birds. wanting repairing done to bring the articles along as soon as possible, costly. The almost universal question is, as later in the sea.son it will be .impossible to give the same attec.tion "How can he afford to do it1" La11t to this branch. night besides about a hundred uaeful ln Minstrel Specialties 11rticle1, Prof. Rera had a gold watch and We solicit an early call to ex.a.mine our goods and prices, and MME. STRONG'S Fata Morgana. two silver-plated castors as leading pre11bring your furs for repairs. ent.s, Mrs. Geo. Strong winning the watch. To-night, a gent's gold watch 100 ELE~~:J~~MJi.UJBLE 100 and some more silverware will lead, beGiven awior each night. aide11 the ua.ial number of other prize1,.A.DJIIl!HOlll.-With one present envelope Port Hope Guide. Town Hall, Bowmangi'Ven you .... .. , .................. 25 Cents. 1 THE PRACTICAL FURRIER. ville, Oct. 31. With two preeen~ envelope~ ........... ,ti Cents, I NE!.DS' BLOCK, B<>wmanville. SPECIAL VALUE . Dress Goods, Mantle Cloths, Flannels, Cottons, Men's IT7'0RDERED CLOTHING ASPECIAL FEATURE.d:JJ Good Fits guaranteed. ---:--- CHINA HALL. Just opened up a splendid lot of Dinner Sets, Tea Sets and Toilet Sets. CalJ and look through our China Hall. JOHN McMURTRY, TOD BJ:l.09' ----o--:O:Fl.ESS G:r-C>C>:OS. CC>TTC>1'TS. · "'Y" A.Fl.:r\1"8. BLANKETS, COMFORTERS & FLANNEL SHEETINGS T"'1'U"El:El:I:>S.. TOD BROS. -~THE BOWMANV~LLE~... Bat and Fur Store. FALL AND WINTER GOODS. TOWN HALL. WEDNESDAY, OCT. 31. ZERA SEMON, MIES ADELE GILBERT, SIG. GIOVANNI REPAIRING FURS. Royal Marionettes