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Art Suven Ir Base Burner Th-e handsomest and best finiished stove in the market. Pow erf i.Doule Heaters, taking eold air from floor. Ail the latestimprovemeflts "1with or without Oven"' are eombined in this Stove and eost no more than ordinary Stoves. Caîl and see it, be- fore plaeing your order. We supply repairs for al makes of Stoves. Rd-Worth, bouse el1eanling will be ail the rage now. New Wall Paper forsome f not ail the rooms will be needed. Prices now are so 10oW that every room in the house can be macle spie and span at very littie eost. I arn selling -papers from 4e up. _Beautiful gold papers fit for a palace, at 10c. Window Shades, picture frames and framed pictures will be needed. These I have at very low prices. Mend your garments without a needie or thread, What next ? The Mer ding Tissue does this for you. Repair, any kind o f.Clolhihg. Once tried, always used. 'Price 10c. The New Preshyterian Book of Praise, in various styles, reeeived. P. Trebilcock. BOWMANVILLE. BOWMANVILLE, NOV. 3;1897. SPENDING W INTER EYENINGS. Why may not a local journal discuss great home questibns as properly as the pulpit ?. There seems to us to be no good reason whyv the editorial columns of a country newspaper should be con- stantly filled with politics. Tnn STÂTESMAN is a paper for the home and therefore we offer no further apology for the considerations and admonitions that follow. How shahl the long winter evenings be spent? The question of recreation and social pas times for young people and chi]dren has been and is stilI one of ke en perplexity to many parents and guardians. Especially is this a difficult problem lu cUlies and towns where the subtie ways of evil are so much more numerous than ln the country., The fact that so many are attempting a rational solution is a guarautee that we must recognize social relationships. Soîne parents have kept their child- ren lu their home right up to manhood and womanhood,but the resuit lu near- ly ail such cases as have come under our observation has been unsatisfactory* Those who are cut off from their feliows do not develop into the best specimeus 1 f true manhood. They iuvariably miss the refining, toning and broaden- ing influence of contact with human nature. "'Rnbbing shoulders" with oChers is often a most beneficiai exer- cise, metaphorically speaking. It keeps a person from growing oue-sided, selflsh and pessimistic. The man who lives te himself forms ideals that are no higher than he himself can see and he !a usually incapable of. grasplng any greater stretch of landsca pe than that bounded by his own horizon. Society broadens us, quickens our sympathies and thus makes 1f e much pleasanter andj brighter to us. We need hardly pursue this idea further, for ail must recognize that temporal happiness and cheeriness are the fruits of social inter- changes of good fellowship; that hearts are warined and. gladdened and tauglit the rea1i sympathy of human existence. Parents should welcome and encour- age every effort of an uplîfting and en- joyable social character for their young folk, for social life le an essential to them and, indeed.to us ail for that mat- ter, to relieve the strain of hard daily toil and otherwlse wearing occupations. The days are happily passed when sens- opposite Ontario Bankl. ible people frown upon every form cf amusement and recreation. We are once more at the tbmeshold of the social season and very soon we shal be lu the swim of parties, ussemblies, carnivuls, sleighing parties anti other forme of amusements. Intemtwin cd with these pleasures are many dangers te be watched, disceunteuanced anti avoided. While mauy really beneficial recuits arise from a preper use of social life, those of ce who have zrowu 'gray lu life have observeti muuy wrecks cf- society men and women-fatied and, womn eut long before their time, their faculties for innocent enjoymeut cloyed and their relish for eievating social de- lights complet ely ruineti Strundeti high upon the suntis cf disappointmetit, a warniug te ail beholtiers, with bitter- xîess of lieart they bave become butors of wbat they once loveti. Yes, social 1f e wrongly speut le as a oud contain- ing treacherous quiekeautis which littie by littie, draw their veturies often un- consciously,into their deptbs. Whut mauner of social life then wil yielti the meet desirable and beneficial resuits ? \V ithout tiiscussing, this quest- ion en a high or plane thanualong moral lines we wil endeavor te answem if. Onuiy a miner, portion of our eveuinge or lisure shoulti be devotedt i ere social enjoyments. 'If le utterly ixmposble te indulge lu a round cf gaiety six nî.ghts a week and yet givo the attention yen. shoulti te yeur business or profession. Iu this way tee many 'rob both themn- selves and their employer. If social en- joyments fit us better for eux dnty, as a proper indulgence uuadubtedly 'doos, weii anti gooti. But if if sentis us back te if weary and exhausted, oux taske distasteful, tben theme is danger, for a young mnan ail energy anti ife lu soci- ety but listiess-unti uninteresteti labout bis work is net the eue who commande' a gooti position long or the respect cf sensible people; anti the youug lady who speutis ber eveninge lu gaiety anti hue net energy enongh te ise before noon niext day is net eue whom wortby yeung men will want to assist in mak-_ ing a happy home forthem. The home is the better place for social engagements. Sud truly, is if wbeu, yonng people are nightiy drawn away from the home. Many are the beaunti- fnl homes lu this country anti the great- est delight' of parents should be, andi we know le, te muke the home anti al ifs enviroments brigbt anti attractive for their sens and duughters. Do net on any acceunt permit the enjeyment of other things to rob yen entimeiy of the pleasures anti cheerfuluess of home 11f e. Especially would we couaàel youug men te dling te their homes. Be glati that yen have them. Speuti uost o f your evenlugs there. for as suxediy yen will finti them mucb more satisfyiug, than if ail are spent in ortinary society life. What jey, tee, if wiiI bring te the heurts of futhers anti mothers te bave their stlwart,manly sens with them. We would encourage attendunce us freqnently us consistent ut the bright, attractive eveninge cf social enjoymeut now uffordeti by nearly ail churches. Attend anti take some honorable, act- ive part, be it ever se humble. Have ambition te be lu goti cempany even thongh yenu do net take part in the pro - gramme. The numerous tempemauce societies organizeti ah over fthc country are excellent resorte anti training echools for young persons of bof hsexes. All can performa some dufy lu tbem. Properly ceuducteti parties, sociale, skuting or sleighiug parties are whole- seme anti very enjoyabie. Wifh proper company,-turing proper boums anti en- joying the pastimes of the age there le thc maximum of picasure with the mnx- imum of regrets or dangers. Specially safe wlll young folk be who oniy go teo places aud indulge only lu amusements approved ofby their parents. Let ai unite then, old and yeung, te plan that the winter that will s0ee1 be upon us may be bight and full ef good things for us. Parents,. make your homnes attractive and open themn that tieYoung people lmay gladly turi în4to spend their eveulugs and welcome the' neiglibors and the stranger who mnay- hap beMwthiu yeur berders or witheut a comfomtabie home, with a sincere, hearty greetiug that wll rival the at- tractivenese of the se ealled fashion able bail, the gay assembly with their late, heurs, evil associations, frivolous ac- companiments, dire consequefices, and tee often ' degrading and batn n fluences. Seek that more satisfylng if less excitiug 11f e, that will br ing us happinees in a natumal, easy, conscience- approving way and then we shah bhave among us x-ouug men and women womthy aund qualifled for the dûties and sterner realities of life as well as par- ticipants lu the best arenas of social cul- ture and enjoyments. FÂLL CULTIYAT1ON OF TRlE S01L. BY WM. RENNIE, FARM SUPERINTENÇDENT, O. A. C. Much depende on the fill cuitivationr for the succees of the foi,. - -i-,seasen .'s crop. It le important te ha, c , lie land in the verybest shape at the Urne of freezing up, se that the crops eau be sown early in the spring withhte so luM the best condition. At the Ontario Experimeutai Farmi we are foilowingý- a four years' rotation as follows: Two years grass (hay or pasture); 8rd :year, corn,. roots, rape and peas; 4th year, grain and at tle same time we seed down. Hlf of the grass land is ploughed, eariy lu the fail, about three luches. deep, thomo)uglyharrowed and pulverized with a d.iskz culivator, or, if sufficieutly rotted, a gping tooth cultivator, and again bar- rowed. This will help decomipose theo tregetabie matter, and ou the surface where it is required. About the end of October we spread ail the bamuyard manure that eau be gathered on -that portion of land lutended for corn and moots. We then cever it with a boule moldboard piow, making drills bu 21 inches wide. These drilis are easily levelled down lu spring by barmowingý and cultiva ting Laud preparediiilu thi way leaves the animal and vegetalel matter mixed on the surface lu the beet shape for plant food. Preparing the Corn, Joot and -Na Land for Graiin.-The peu land is gang ploughed lightIv and thoroughly bar- rowed and pulverized with a disk cul- tivator before sowing fail wheat. The decouiposed vegetable matter on the surface -centaine sufficient nieisture se that the wheat is net effected with drouth. The corn and root land is net plowcd, but cultivated, and driiled ith the dou61e moidboard plow, about 21 luchies wide The turnipland i rle withiout beinig cultivated, tmigthe' top8 into'thiecentreoet the-drilis By this method the decomposed vegetable matter le saved from leaching or evýap- oration. Iu spriug these drills aïe simiip- ly harmowed and cuitivated dowu leav- ing the decomposed vegetabie mnatter on the surface wbere.it is av'ailable for plant food, lu order that the' grain and g rase seed may g et an abundant suippiy Laud tbat is drifled enly requires cros fumrows lu low Places te carry off the surface water. OCTOBER NUPTIAL"S. TANNER-LiToN. Orono was the scons of an'exception- ully pretty and popular event, on fTes- day, oct. 26th, wben Miss M. Linton, second danghter of Mm Jas. Liten, buker of O roue and Lakefleld, was uuited lu murriage with Mm. Edlwamd A. Tanner, chemist, Lakefieldi, 1ev,. .. A. McKeen, B. A., officlating. Plrecise- 1v at 5:30 p. m.' the bridali pamtyý fiied up the aisle cf the Presbytemiani churchi,the bride resting on the arm of lhem fathier and looking charmîng lu a pret t gown ùf ivery white satin, with peuri 'trimn min gs. Miss Mary S. Colv-i1le of roue, was ridesmaid and-lu ber mugificent costume of buttercup satin andi chiffon was fascinating,iude-ed. The bride was aise attended by hittie Miss Mary M-lc- Keen, Orono, as muid cf houer, anti who was daintiiy costumed inluwhite silk ever pink, whiie Master Wiiilie Cox, Peterboro, actetias page. The groom was aesisted by bis brù,ther, M.Fred. W. Tanner, Toronto. The chiurchi wae tustefîiily decomated with flowems, etc.. Soit hi' A. N couýs, Bowmnanv-Iiie. IANY OVER-DIUE BILLS. Aeccunts are being Sent out from Tmsi, STATEFSmAN office this month as fast as they caxi be made out. We shall be gl1ad if any errors are discovered if those receiving lhem wilIinake saine known tous immediately. And we ask urgently for an early settlenient. We ieed ail the money owng to us. Many persons have kept us waiting ail too long. Attend to these littie bis at once as we do net want to spendi time and mnoney sending out the saine accounts twice. THE FIXE BRIGADE. Enruen STAITSMAN.-During repeated aldI long-extended visits to Bowmanville 1 hiave had several opportunities of seleing the fire brigade drill, and while I have not a word of unfavorable com-. ment to make on the SUI and expedi- tion of the work they do, stili, judging from past experience of fi re brigades lu other small ýowns and cities aise, I consider the work they do not do is of such importance as to require notice. 1 take it that the object of a tire brigade is two-foid the saving of life as Weil as of property; yet the whole efforts of the Bowmauvlle Company seem te bc concentrated on the one object of pourîug a Stream of water as quitickly as possible on a burning build- inig-very good as far as it goes, but not enough, and sureiy some of the men Who at the practices stand generally idie, ap rently knowing not what te do, migrtbe exercised lu other branch- es of the work; for even if life saving fromn burning buildings be considered quite nunnecessarv,-stiil for the Saving of propertv somethiing le wanted besides the mere turuing-on of a hosepipe,such as, for instance, the erection of scaling- ladders lu order to eut away and save adjacent property, reachiug and escap- ing from the upper storeys and roofs of burning buildings and se on. Ease and expedition lu, these thîngs as lu others is attained and preserved only by constant practice, and judging by the frequeut drill of otner brigades lu these partieular branches they are generally considered of no secoudary importance. AIl this, however, implies a certain amount of apparatus, and equipmeut, if the appearauce of the men at drill may be taken as a guide for opinion one wouid say that their e.quipment beyond the englue and hose is practi- cally nil. If this be so I would suggest to those answerabie ior this condition that there is such a thing as false econ- orny. and that at an.v time a serions tire .might prove their poiicy an illustration of the proverb "Penny wise and pound foolish.' But if the appearance of the brigade at drill belles the means and equipment they have at disposalinl case of need,*I would only say that their preseut turu-out des injustice to their towu and they cee only to sec the smart businese-like turm ont at dril- with everythin- ready as lu case of real ire-as sio wn % other brigades I could mention to realize the fact that their owu sloveuly, careless ,appearance serves but te prejudice a casual behold- er against the very intereste they are trying to Zerve. Trusting you will cousider my inter- est lu what 1 consider a matter of publie importance to the town sufficieut excuse for mny iutrudiug on your columuns at such length. I, remaiu.Sir, yours truly, Lowna CANADA. i 2, STEARNS' I1CYCLES AND 27 GOLD WATCHES ARE GIVEN F~WIýY EVERY MONTH TO THOSE WHO SENO THE LARG- -EST NUMBER 0F Your Grocer will give you particu- lars, or drop a postcard to LEVER BROS.LIMITED,TORONTO Thek Da,%ýMikYs&_ The above are facts. Nothiug is. advertised that 18 net carried eut te the very ietter. Grocers' due bilis taken as cash. T. N. RICRARD, 'AA M - - u M-A westL-nd -house, Nextk Monay Ând Tuesday NOVEIBjER- 8tIi and 9th, we will give -a straight discount of 10% (ten per cent) off ail Dress Goods, Dress Tr immings and Dress Linings sold on, the above two days. Our Dress Goods aie, the newest goods to be hadt and at our regular pries are lower than other houses ask for them, so that with the additional inducement of 10% discount you are getting a great snap.. Rememnber the day and date, Mon day and Tuesday next, Sth and 9th November.1 We have juet placed into stock anether cupply ef those Ladies' Veste at 20e and 25eeach-they are great value. We are eellii)g "Health Brand" Underwear ut lees than cost both inVests and. Cembina.- tions fer Ladies and Oilidren, $1,10 goods fer 75c, $1.50 goods, for ý$1.OO and se on. If you want somethiug really goed and niee and at a low price now le your chance while these last. Men's Underwear. We are showiîîg a bigger variety and better value than wee-e did. Splendid heavy ribbed ut 75e per Suit. Fine ail woel, Scotch Kuit fer 50e a garuient. A splendid range of Artics ut 5Oc, 75e and "-l.00 a garment. Also fulli une of Arties for Boys. In Seeks we are showing the beet value in the country at 2 pair for 25e and 25e a pair. Boots and' Shoes. Every traveiler who cornes arouud cays hie goode are as good as "King's". Every merehaut Will tell you what he selîs is as good as King's if net botter, but do net take too mucli stock in that. Those who have worn Kiug's Boots say they cannot get Boots to fit like King's and that is why we ccii thein. We sell the J. D. King Boot ini varieus styles aud prices. Ladies' Button frorn $1.60 te $3.00 per pair. Our Boot and Shee stock was never in bettet shape than it is to-day and the quantity we cd le a sure indication that our prices are riglit We have splendid hunes of Top Boots, Stroug Bals and Grangers. Fine Buets that wîll give good service for M%-en and Beys. For Inifants we carry a large range both lu Tan'and Blaek. Give our B3oet and Shoe Departmeut a trial. Groc edýery Department, We have juet placed luto stock a very fine lime of Fancy Lamps bouglit direct fmom the Manufacturer. They are the very newcst thinge out lu the lamp hune and are worth lookiug at.- No. charge f ur ehowing the gootis. The prices ran~ge froni $1.25 te $5.50 compiete. Something nice lu Dinuer Sets and Tollet Sets juet lu. It iwill net puy yen te buy secoud-hand Sets ut cales when we are selling suel infle geedese cheap. Higliet price for ail kinds of Grain and Farm Produce. Deal 'at the West End House. John Mi cMurtr-y 0ompan THE HAMILTON 811311[88 British Cofedera.tonoi Am nian Lx, Buiding. COLLIG Bus l ~ ntrines& tems oi, :'B - -d shs r-d a'tcefi ~courses. eiy trainis its pupils for positions in first.iats Mercantile estàbr!shmen 8. lSth Alini a ýn- Owned and nOuncement now ready. Send for it te) the Col lege controiled by Principal, Tor nto bus,, 0 .Mc U L U H T r n o thleofoliowing .R McO L U IU UI U ness men : Y. M..A.uldnr aitI,(i. Fred, Wyid Esq., E.IR. C. Ciarkson, Esq, .O.A mdnHmtnn. F0I. C. A., E.Ïrout,Esq.Wm.MeCabe,E&. y. C. A., and S. F. Meclnnon, Esq. Ail lated'with the Institute of Chartered Ac- Iast yeat, Send for frea prospectus to DAVID HOSKrNs,C. A.. k le Principal. sni o BowmANviLLE,. Phone 66. l