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Give Slip pers This Ch ristmas f~Everybody appreciates slippers for Xmas, and you will find the kind that everybody likes at our store. The immense variety is infinitely more than a mere display. t represents the practical answer to the famnily gift problem. Slip a pair of slippers under the Christmas tree as a happy holiday remembrance. WOMEN'S AND MISSES' SLIPPERS Boudoir Slippers of smooth leather with silk pompom on vamp and padded soles; Juliet Slip- pers with leather soles, medium 10w heels, orna- RS IN GREAT VARIETY soft chrome leather soles, wanted. AND BOYS' SLIPPERS to please a manl give him slip- Just what they like in Romeos, erett pattern, turned sole slippers 1GIVE PRACTICAL GIFTS What is More Acceptable Than Footwvear? Shoe Store es at Popular Prices" Bowmanville BOW-MANVILLE, DEC. 20tlh., 1923 ALBEkTA COAL G! Howard Stutchbary in THE EDITOR TALKS the Emipire Club, Toroifl _________berta's Coal Stuation"s Millions of hard earned dollars Canada haid no fuel pi have beeni forever lost by persons cause it had plenty of eoa] going into hazardous or difficuit or berta alone there was foi exacting business for which tliey one-half per cent of the w, have net been specially trained. We 27 per cent of Arnerica's bear very littie in this age about per cent of th~e British En serving apprenticeships. Boys are and 91 per cent of all Can in too mnuech haste to becomie bosses Eighteen centuries wouid to learni a trade or a business froin our present rate of consul the elemtentary stage and yet there fore our national coal bt is no bette~r way known to uis than, signs of a bottoi. after deciding what trade, calling or business a young man desires to fol- Our fuel problein was 10w, serving a sufflciently long ap- problem of transporting prenti"ceship with a nman or firm -îthat tributing the coal of Gan knows how to conduct his or their 1the points of productior business prope-rly and will instrt1 tlPoints of consumiption over an emiployee in the first principles of beds of two sceptical rail successful business. Were this dents. method pursued we should not often read in the newspapers manyv notices He estimated that th like this: The United Farmýers' Co- econoxnic loss to Canada tb operative Go. does not appear to Porting coal when it had( have made a very successful venture, owxn was potentially $300, into the field of business. The an- year. He 'drove this poin nual -report for the past year shows adding, "Each year you ar a loss for operations of $16 1,000, re- in the States a city of sulting, in the capital being eut froin peqple." $875,000 to $z,430,000. On top of this ' He concluded by sa: the Fa'rmers' Pubishing Co., which great applause, "Only by publishes the Farnners' Sun~, shows a o a coal and other produc loss for the past 15 mdlnths of attain real national econo $17,031.10. nnec. Should wood lots on farme lie tax- e'd every year is a debateable ques- tion. We have n~o definite views nowl about it but have noticed a letter on the sufbject wvrit.ten by Frank J. D. Barrajuiï to the Provincial Lard Assessor of Nova Scotia, Halifax, in wbich he says that all enlightened governmients are considering decreas- ing rather than increasing- taxes. Taxing woodlands annually at theirli value is analogous to taxing a farn crop seventy five timies in a single year, as it takes practically thatj length of time for a crop of trees to mature. The now generally ac- cepted scientifie metho'd of taxing timber and woodlots le to make a nominal yearly ax on an assessed value of $1.00 par acre and then tax the tiniber when it is cut. Other- wise, the landowner is forced to strip his lands as rapidly 'as possible in order to avoici burdensome taxation.t If the governm'ent is anxious to sea j the province stri-pped of its f ew re-t mnaining trees as rapidly asposile then, of course, it is pursuing the proper znethod. S1iO'4 th annual tak through in- 1 coal of its tha 0,000,000 a onE it home by i's ire building bo0 )f 240,000 gir. 1acc ting amid be 7using Our o icts can wena iode inde-a' wants to be. the list. Po able obstaclet ,outh with defý that he would cap. fnii ýen a long here is t there 's bas notc not conqi TALK ON HEALTH WORK 'ind n excuse fryour f ed-' ter~mine to succeed, and then push on Miss B. F. Harris Addresses Home toward success. and~ School Club Ritson Road IHome and Shool C3lub COBOURG HOME FOR AGED met Tuesday night with the president Mrs. Ross in the çchair. The meeting Board of Management's report to was exceptionally well attended. Counties Councîl states that the aet- ual cost of maintenance of the bouse, Miss Berta Harris, Department of incltiding aIl expenditune, and tllo- Public Health, g-ave the Club a very ing a cash value for the produce used ' interesting ta4k on the social service with 55 pcv Lent interest on the value work with wbich she is connected. of the property, is approxiinately 91.1 This worl< is endiess in its detaîl 75e per day per ininate, while the1 and extremiely varied in its probleme. cost per day for board was 11.82c, A brief bistory of social service work Live stock on hand was valued at $1,1 was given an'd an explanation :of the 225, the produce on hand at $750, wsy in which the differený cases while the earnings of the fari and which arise are dlesît with, While garden was $5,407. Total expexudit- speaking on this subject Miss Harris ure at the bouse was $14,928.96, and told in detail the work that was done the board received from inmatee a- by tha departmant, for a family of m-ounted t0 $1,538.85, with $3,000 the district. Illustrations on the at 5 per cent on propenty of $21,- blackboarýd aidad the interestad lst- 797-11. They had f ound everything eners to follow the case of each main- dlean snd neat about the institutic, ber of the faxnily. Eacli meniber waz and felt the couinties were fortunat aidad ln such a way that there were in having such a supeintendent and, broken links which xight tend Vo matron as Mr. and Mrs. 'MeMillan affect the family in the future. 1 in charge. 1 Xmas Gift Suggestion Fountain Pens French lvory Goocls Ebony Gouds Chocolates-H.ot Water Botties-Toilet Goods Perfumes-Dainty Compacts Mitchell Phonographs and cords and the best giftc A Pair of Eyeglasses Spectacles lii BOffice Hours: B owmanyi1lle 2-5 and IBeginning Monday1 I ovember 'afternoon ilý evening, Tuesdav., Ti Dr. Durwin E. Steckle Honor Graduate of Toronto Chiropractie College il WNTI Storle Open every nisrht tili Xxmas R. M. Mitchell DRUGGISTS & OPTOME Phlone 92 w Phone aights and Suni Make For' Xmas Gifts renardist, Every ih ,h actual B. C. Prom 75e to $2.00. Ail the latest books of fiction by the best writers. Boxed, Linen ai-d Kid finish plain an~d fancy colors ai-d gilt edges, from 25c to $5.00 Brass, in ail sizes, $1.50 to $5.50. Cups and $aueers -in Coal- port, Aynsley Cream and Sugar, Fruit Dishes, etc., Caseroles, Vases. Large assortment from 5c upwards. Crepe Paper, Tinsil Stream- ers, Holly Paper, Colored Twine, Silver and Gold Cords. With flowering bulbs-par- ticularly appropriate for gifts for the 'shut-ins'. $1.25 each spiration to evary member of the fanuily. Taka our advice and send your address for a sampla copy which will ha sent freely and gladly. Address sinuply: Farnv and H~ome, Vaneouver, B. CJ. How mnany people of us are try- ing to do our very best nt our re- spective tasks? There is danger of drifting ixto routine without g-iving mluch thoughit to oun duties. Nothingi 'but oun best service is wor.hy of us. Why was hope iînmpanted in the humian bnast, to spring eternal ther~e, if we were not axeant tu be- lieve that the 'best is yet to be,, and] then to labor with ail our might to Imake that belief comre true la fact? As eyes were mnade f or seeing, the heart was meant to hope. The c-ief incentive to persevere nd V o miake progress is net that wbich is- a fortune made, an aminbition ilreal- ized, a suceess attained-fbut thjat which imay be. A-' mari in businessz ~keeps going because hie sees to fani hor-izonis, and bis ambition cannies even fanther than his vista. So it is in ail affairs of 1f e. If only we dare and endure sufficiently, we 1shial nlot be cisaippoiptedï. Depnive a min of expectýancy and you shatter the mainisprirug of thie whole mnachineryl of this being. But you cannot dle- prive hlmi of thait central, primraI fonce unlesselhe wills ;it so. IN THE EDITOR'S MAIL Anr old snd veny highly respeeted sulbscriber, Mn. G.. R. Mc'Crae, Peter-1 boro, wites: I arn pleased that youi stili look upon rine as a meniber oil the great Statesmsan Faniily,, for moy nernr,.-nos n, t., fn ,-.4k 1O-- mie "for ýek. This An Electrical Christinas, Bjuy Gifts that are PracticaI and Usef ul We have something for every member of the f amily. Youî are cordially invited to inspect our stock at these attractive prîces: Elect,,ie Vacuum Cleaners.............. $45.00 and up Eiectmric Toasters ....... ........$ 5.00 and4 up Eleictric Percolators ................... $10.00 and up Electrier Heating Pads . . .............. $ 9.50 and up Electrie Curling Irons with 'bair drying comb . . ........................$.50an u Electrie Rot Plates ................... $ 5.00 and tep Electrie Heaters, ail types .............. $ 5.00 pand up Electrie Floor and Chesterfield Lampe ... . $18.00 and up Electric Table Desk, and Boudoir ILamps. . $ 5.00 and uep Electrie Washing Machines, the best on mnarket1........................... $95.00 and up Elactric Ranges, we handle ail niakes rang- ingl in price from ............$72.00 and up 15% REDUCTION ON ALL SILK SHADES AND PORTABLE LAMPS ~ , 'Our stock of Electric Fixtures is com- plete, We have a fixture for every room in your house, and the prices are right. When you buy a fixture from us we instali it Free of Charge. We will demonstrate every Thursday afternoon the Baby Grand Electric Ironing Machine. If you have any curtains, table lin en, or anything, you would like ironed phone us and we wiIl be glad to, cail for same anti return it to you ironed complete. All goods sold on Easy Time Payments. »' Our personal guarantee goes with each ar- ticle. Everything sold by us must give st. isfaction or your money will be cheerfully refunded. Hydro Irons Guaranteed for five years $5.50 each shop, in father uý e Statesie We Te T he Phone 192 and 359w 0f Books, Stat ionery arnd Fancy Goods WARIE :ORATIONS Give Her a, HOO VER 9,I il Ili