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$1.00 a year In advance ; $1.50 to United States. BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13 1913 Vol. LIX. No. 46 M. A. JAMES & SON, Proprietors. Superior of Furs and Coats POUCH, JOHNSON & CRYDERMAN call special attention to their very superior Stock of FURS --Goat, Dog, Mink Marmot, American Oppossum, Sitka Fox, Black Wolf, Persian Lamb and Sable MUFFS and STOLES. , Ladies' Coats LADIES' COATS, Quilted Lining with Fur Collars. Ladies' Coats, Hamster and Rat lined. Ladies' Astraekan and Hudson Seal Coats. These Hudson Seal Coats are made from very choice selected skins. We are still showing a fine stock of Ladies' and Children's Cloth Coats. o Men's Overcoats and Suits u Men's Fur Collared and Fur-Lined Coats. THE EDITOR TALKS We are a trifle tardy in our welcome to the brothers, R. H. Pearse, editor'and proprietor, and Robt. N. Pearse, assistant manager of The Campbellford News, formerly formerly "The Despatch" but our greetings are none the less sincere. It was a happv thought to change the name. The new heading looks pretty and gives the journal a respectability that must be admired. Best of all for its readers the news service has been made excellent and wisely the editor is out after country correspondents at every cross-roads and hamlet. It is news of the whole district and bright, snapoy, progressive editorials that make a paper popular. Success to The News and its makers. The value of the good work being carried carried on every year by the Ontario Branch of the Dominion Alliance cannot be estimated estimated in dollars and cents. All local option contests are directed and tons of campaign temperance literature sent out by the head office in 150 Confederation Life Building in Toronto. It takes many thousands of dollars annually to carry on the local option work and one effective way to raise the necessary funds is by what is called Field Day work. Last Sunday Sunday in Toronto, for instance,Alliance representatives representatives had open to them the pulpits of about one hundred and twenty churches. churches. This Field Day work is having a great effect in the developement of public sentiment against the liquor traffic. Almost Almost every Sunday simil. r services are held in some county in Ontario and thus the people are being educated along Temperance Temperance lines. The work is worthy of liberal support. THE EDITOR TALKS. Unfavorable weather and bad roads have made this month so far a poor convention convention season. It is rather unfortunate that so many public gatherings have been fixed this month. Saturday next Durham District Division meets at Taunton when Grand Patron of Cadets W. A. Tice will give in the evening a lantern lecture with beautiful views and instructive information. information. Spend a pleasant évening with Sons and Cadets of Temperance for Bro. Tice will entertain old and young. Take a dime along for the collection plate to help defray expenses. Encourage the boys and girls to take part in Division for it is a splendid school for training them for a life of usefulness and service for others who need to be surrounded by wholesome influences. I wish there were an active temperance society in every school tion and hamlet. DURHAM OLD BOYS. sec- Men's Overcoats and Suits, made up in the latest goods and no better value anywhere. styles. No better Couch, Johnston & Cryderman Phone 104 Bowmanville BANK OF MONTREAL ESTABLISHED 1817 Incorporated by o4ct of 'Parliament Capital -- $16,000,000 Rest -- -- $16,000,000 Undiv. Profits $802,814.94 Savings Bank Department Head Office, Montreal. J. A. McClellan, Manager, Bowmanville Branch. I Driving Outfit FOR SALE I am offering For SALE my Horse, Runabout, Cutter, Harness, Robes, and Stable Outfit at a bargain price. Will sell in a lump or separately. Harry Cann The Real Insurance and Estate Man " Phone 50, Bowmanville Alone in the Lead Stands the Happy Thought Range & Even could along" if you "worry with a common range sh ou 1d ? The why y o u "HA P P Y THOUGHT" returns you daily dividends i n economy, comfort, convenience-good convenience-good currency, eh ? one ever Thought" No hot a "Happy but delighted positive fact. was a Remember that there is no substitute for this range, no equal. There can be no "just as good" until perfection to match, FOR SALE BY It has meets I is is § § Ladies' debating societies should be more in vogue for "ladies can talk you know." Yes and reason, too. Peterboro is a progressive town and has a female Literary Society. It held a public debate the other evening--one of the most keenly keenly contested debates ever . heard in the city, the Daily Review said next day. The subject "resolved that domestic science as learned at home is preferable to domestic science learned in school," is a subject which is of more or less interest to everyone and we should like our readers readers to debate it in their homes. I have no hesitation in taking sides with the affirmative affirmative for the practical experience gained by the girl who learns the art of housekeeping at home is preferred. The average man prefers the pies made by the girl who makes the kind that "mammy" used to make. Training in schools is too general and everything done according to a recipe; while on the other hand, a girl who is assisting her mother in the house work gains knowledge in economy, cleanliness cleanliness and individuality. In schools, one Is told "you must do this and you must do that" at home it is "I must not do this or I must not do that." Girls should all learn to cook everything from a plain tea cake to a beef-steak, tender and juicy, in their mother's kitchen. Boys of Bowmanville Central School, xtrhat do you mean by allowing the girls in every one of the seven classes to head the Honor Roll ? Why should boys take a lower stand in the classes than girls? Are you willing to allow that girls are more clever tean you are. There must be a reason. Have you noticed that girls are fast crowding boys out of many positions positions in active life ? They are. I remember remember when a girl first took a position in Bowmanville post office, the first female stenographer in town, the first girl clerk in a store in town, besides millinery stores, the first female teacher in a rural school in West Durham, and I employed the first female in THE STATESMAN office some 30 years ago. Now what do we j find ? Why, females occupying the posi- i tions in these and other business and official official positions. Say, boys, get a move on this month and get ahead of the girls in your classs just to show them what you can do when you try. I shall watch the November reports to see and so will thousands of our readers. People are watching your records month by month. The inception of the meetings of the Executive of the Durham Old Boys for the coming season took place at the beautiful beautiful home of Prof, and Mrs. John Squair, 268 Palmerston Boul., Toronto. Those meetings are most enjoyagle and entertaining, entertaining, and are held each month at the homes of the members of the Executive, They have been for many years, and are as eagerly looked forward to and as well attended as they were when first inaugurated, inaugurated, which savs much for the spirit of loyalty and love inherent in the hearts of those who have gone out from this County, and now resident in Toronto, and who by close association with each other in a great city do not forget but rather foster and revere the place of their Homeland. In the absence of the President Deputy Chief Wm. Stark discharged the duties of a most successful function with marked ability presided. The program of song was splendidly sustained by Miss Laura Hughes, Mr. Arthur Blight, and Mr. J. D. Keachie, each one of the artists acquitting themselves with musicanlv interpretation, interpretation, Mrs. M. P. White and Mrs. A. Blight accompanying the numbers rendered rendered very faithfully. Rev. Dr. M. P. Tailing gave a fine resume of his recent trip abroad; Prof. Squair an essay on the "Hills of Clarke"; Mr. W. E. Orr a paper on "The expected end of the world"; and Dr. Frank Trebilcock a reading. The evening of song and literati was heartily enjoyed by a very large number of Durham Durham boys and girls who crowded the spacious spacious rooms, appreciating the goodness of Prof, and Mrs. Squair, enjoying the excellent excellent entertainment and the dainty choice refreshments catered to their guests by the host and hostess. Auld Lang Syne ended a too short term of mirth and joy. A splendid committee was appointed to make arrangements for the annual banquet banquet of the Association. ST. PAUL'S ANNIVERSARY I g W. H. Dustan Phone 74 "Quality Hardware" Bowmanville Ladies of West Durham are good but r ter makers but thére is always more to earn about the production of a really prime article. Creamery butter is said to Dring highest prices. Why should butter made in the home dairy not be as fine as that made in a creamery where cream Droduced under all manner of conditions las to be made up? All that is necessary is the carrying out of a well established system in feeding cows, caring for milk and cream and churning and putting up butter. In order to teach the proper method of carrying out these various op- ations, there has been prepared, a bulletin Buttermaking on the Farm" written by Mr. Geo. H. Barr, Chief of the Dairy Division, Division, Ottawa. Send a card to Publications Publications Branch, Department of Agriculture, Ottawa, for Bulletin No. 17. It is free. It deals with churning, washing, salting, working and packing butter, and considers the modern necessary utensils and their care. These are shown in clear illustrations. illustrations. Keep good cows, feed them liberally, liberally, keep them comfortable and clean when in the^stable, skim a rich cream and keep it cool, churn at a temperature that will give a flaky granule in the butter; use clean, pure water for washing butter not more than three degrees colder or warmer than the buttermilk. Put the butter up in neat, clean, attractive packages, packages, and keep everything in and about the dairy clean and attractive and your butter will command best prices, too. A person told us last week that we were giving too much space to the Teachers' Teachers' Convention recently held at Port Hope and expressed the opinion that "the teachers nor any one else ever read the long reports." We should be very sorry, indeed, if we learned that such were the case, for we spent two days in the convention convention town reporting the addresses, and have sent papers containing the reports to all the teachers in the three inspectorates. inspectorates. It has not cost our firm less than $25 to do what has been done in connection connection with the convention. We have thor- oly enjoyed the institute and preparing the report but if teachers for whom I did this heavy stunt have not read the reports my work and expenditure have beenyi vain and my energies as a journalist have been misdirected. It will be seen that the address given by Mr. R. S. Duncan on School Gardens appears in this issue. We hope all our readers will read this excellent excellent article on this popular subject. We may state in this connection that one of the school inspectors wrote me thinking thinking me for the good reports and adding that the teachers must appreciate the interest interest we are showing in schools and teachers. HIGH SCHOOL NOTES. Literary Society held the first regular meeting this term in Assembly Hall of high school Monday afternoon, program consisting of address by President R. S. Lang, vocal selections by Miss Ella Wight, instrumental solo by Miss Nellie Burk, and readings relating to Canadian literature literature by Miss Florence VanNest, Miss Agnes Haddy, Miss Louise Hardy and Alan Martin. A girls' chorus concluded a very interesting hour. Society has in view a public entertainment in December. James Roddick, keeper of the Gull Light, near Cobourg, has been dismissed and Samuel Nicholls appointed in his stead. The Roddick family have cared for the light for sixty years. NEW YORK EXCURSION. Lehigh Railroad in conjunction with the Grand Trunk is running a ten-day excursion excursion to New York City from Suspen- Bridge at $10 the round trip on Thursday Nov. 13. Connecting train leaves Toronto Toronto at 6.05 p. m. arriving in New York 10.05 next morning. Through sleeper from Toronto at $2.50 per berth. Office of Canadian Passënger Adent-at63 Yonge-st. I should like to know whether teachers generally agree with a statement made by inspector W. E. Tilley at Port Hope Institute Institute to the effect that it is "Far better that a child should leave public school with some knowledge of each of a great manv subjects than that it be kept plodding plodding at one or two in the vain hope of becoming thoro in them. Child life dema ds variety and if wisely handled there is no great fear of having too many subjects on the school program." One teacher tells us that the Dr. is right and :hat she has no dread of the new subjects, )ut she objects very strongly to the odium that is heaped on a teacher who fails to prepare her senior Fourth class for the entrance examination. She can educate. the boys and girls in several useful subjects subjects regardless of the exaction of the entrance entrance test but not cram them simply to pass that examination which Dr. James L. Hughes declares is the curse of Ontario's Public School education. If Dr. Tilley meant exactly what he said then he must agree with Dr. Hughes. The teacher who proceeds on the lines suggested by Dr. Tilley will hardly have many successful candidates at the entrance. In such a dilemma what is a young teacher to do ? In spite of continuous rain, wind and dirty streets, good audiences heard at St. Paul's two capital sermons from Rev. J. W. H. Milne, B.A., Weston, on Sunday. This was the reverend gentleman's first preaching in this town and he won the favor of his hearers by his clear and helpful helpful expositions of the Scriptures. He has pleasing manner and accent and is gifted in prayer. His morning discourse was based on Joshua 6:16-20 and in several ways the preacher illustrated how unseen forces are continually at work. The husbandman husbandman sowed the seed but Nature unseen unseen brought the harvest; the surgeon performs the operation but the Divine Healer closed the wound. Unseen foresight foresight had accomplished much in the world's progress and betterment. Men of vision had left their impress--Luther, Knox, Carey, Morrison, Livingstone. Civ ilization was advanced by the vision and action of such audacious men. In the evening he spoke on the life of service and Christian sacrifice--Romans 12:1. No one who listened attentively and thoughtfully to this admirable presentation presentation of a life- oS service for others could fail to see the question written large "What is my duty ?" and "How can I best be helpful to others?" The choir was assisted at both services by Mr. H. J. Knight, director of the Methodist ch ir, who sang in the morning "Jesus, Lover of my Soul", and in the evening took a part in the obligato in the anthem. Mrs. C. Arthur Cawker sang "Nearer, my God, to thee" in the evening. A choir of some twenty voices led by Major A. E. McLaughlin McLaughlin with Mrs. E. S. Senkler as organist organist rendered anthems at both services-- "O Paradise" .in the morning, repeated in the evening and "Onward Christian Soldiers". Soldiers". Beautiful bouquets of chrysanthemums chrysanthemums decorated the rostrum. The thank- offering was liberal.' Couch, Johnston & Cryderman call particular attention to their very fine stock of velvets in plain, shot, corded and brocades also the wide silk ve vets for dresses and mantle plush for coats. The finest stock of these goods ever shown in town. Bowmanville council has only one more regular monthly meeting and one statutory statutory session. It will soon be up to ratepayers ratepayers to choose their municipal representatives representatives for 1914. Time is now ripe for all citizens having the welfare of this town at heart to seriously study municipal conditions conditions with a view to assisting to better them. Our town is passing thru a very critical period in its history and experienced experienced business men, citizens of financia standing and possessing a vision are urgently urgently needed to grapple with municipal problems that mean much to the future of this corporation. The unfortunate thing in this town, and possibly in other towns, is men who have personal, interests to serve and selfish ends to gain are ever in evidence very much at election time While those who devote their time to their own affairs leave municipal matters to others from one election to another. Itis most important therefore that our municipal municipal administration be carried out on the best possible system and that the very best men be elected to operate the. system. The best system in the hands of incapable men would prove a failure; whereas, an inferior administrative plan followed by capable, practical, sympathetic, business men would spell success. But electors should, by all means, combine both elements elements and aim to secure the most capable men within her limits to govern the town on the most approved and promising system system known. The best obtainable are not too good for Bowmanville s present and future welfare. HIGH CLASS CONCERT. Varied are the means -adopted by pastors pastors and church officials in towns and cities to provide entertainment, whole some and interesting, for young people. Rev. Byron S. Stauffer, paster of Bond-st Congregational Church, Toronto, has hit on one very successful plan. Being in the city last Friday night I went with a niece to a "song and story recital" given by Jessie Alexander and H. Ruthven McDonald. McDonald. Owing to missing the car that we should have taken we arrived at the church exactly 5 minutes late to find that every seat in that large auditorium and galleries was occupied, so the penalty for being late was to stand in a rear corner for one hour and a half. For the first half hour enthu iasm led us to forget the fact, but later as enthusiasm waned a little, fatigue increased till we got physically very tired. But it was a splendid program thruout and the audience greatly appreciated appreciated it, as it was given by two of Toronto's Toronto's most capable entertainers. Their selections were not all new but every number was enthusiastically encored and some doubly. But the reason I mention this affair is to tell the secret of the im mense attendance--a 10c admission fee ! Truly, this is "Popular Price" and the aim of the manager is to pay expenses and give the people an enjoyable evening Occasionally. Occasionally. Several of these popular programs programs are given during the winter. Pastor Pastor Stauffer made a happy little speech that put the audience in good humor. The concert was well advertised and printed programs were given to all as they entered. entered. I have given the particulars and can heartily recommend the plan. Venetian Serenaders will find a full house to welcome them back to Bowmanville Bowmanville whenever they favor us with a return visit. To say that the large audience was delighted Wednesday evening is to put it mildly. They repeatedly went into raptures raptures over both vocal and instrumental numbers. Signor Laccrenza is a marvel at musical demonstration being by all odds the most spectacular director that has appeared in town. He has had varied experience as a musical director in his native Italy. He is an author of some note and plays some of his own compositions, compositions, the first march being one. The orchestra is the equal of any that has been here and is a combination of band, and orchestra and comprises Signor Sirave, comet; SignorSaulle, trombone; Signor Sarle, flutist ; Signor Crapulla, clarinet ; Signors Pellerine and Curte, violinists ; Signor Ciane, piano. Every number was excellence but the mandolinata in native songs, fantasia on favorite opera- hemes, the Maple Leaf and the airs of the Sunny South simoly sent the audience into ecstacies and the recalls were generously given. But it was the singing of Signor Vlonnetti and Madame Bellini that merited merited repeated encores and the audience was ravenous for more--the patrons would not be satiated and called .and called again, and after these singers appeared three times the applause continued long and loud. Of course the singing was m their native tongue but the acting .and mirth that accompanied their renditions were rich and caused oceans of laughter. Truly had our citizens known what a The Churches. Brighton Baptist Church burned the mortgage on Nov. 4th. Rev. H. B. Kenny attended anniversary services at Hastings Monday night. Nestleton Methodist church held anniversary anniversary services Snnday and Monday. Rev. C. E. Cragg, Peterboro, preached in Clarke and Newcastle Methodist churches churches Sunday. Rev. A. F. Pollock, of Cobourg Congregational Congregational Church, has been invited to Granby, Que. Rev. R. M.-Hamilton, Toronto, preached preached in Newtonville and Newcastle Presbyterian Presbyterian churches Sunday. Rev. A. H. Going, B.A.. pastor of Port Hope Methodist Church, preached in Cobourg Methodist Church Sunday. Rev. J. W. Graham, M. A., D.D., Toronto, Toronto, occupied the pulpit of Bridge-st. Methodist Church, Belleville, Sunday. The National Sanitarium Association are asking that Sunday Nov. 30 be observed observed in the churches of Ontario as Tuberculosis Tuberculosis Sunday. Methodist church, Rev. H. B» Kenny, pastor. Sunday subjects : Morning : "The Charter members of the Church of Christ;" Evening : "A Study in Sin." Mr. W. J. Jolliffe, Toronto, a former pastor of the First Methodist Church, Picton, is supplying the pulpit of that church during the absence of Rev. Mr. Emsley. Rev. Lloyd Smith, Toronto, preached two good temperance sermons in Cam- bridge-st Methodist church, Lindsay, Sunday. Sunday. Field Day will be observed throughout throughout Victoria county next Sunday. Rev. W. J. West, MA., Port Perry, Grand Chaplain of the C.O.O.F., occu- pied St. Andrews' pulpit, Lindsay, Sunday. Sunday. Rev. James Wallace conducted an- v niversary services at Port Perry. Rev. Geo. Yule, pastor of the Presbyterian Presbyterian Church, Oshawa, was presented with a handsome Geneva pulpit gown by the ladies of the congregation. A pulpit bible was also presented to the church. Rev. Arthur McConnachie was inducted into the charge of Centreville and Stewart Memorial Church, Cavan, Nov. 7' by the Presbytery of Peterboro. Rev. H. J. Keith, M.A., B.D., Moderator, presided. "The Way that Leads Somewhere" will be Rev. W. N. Arnold's theme at the Disciple Disciple Church Sunday morning; evening subject "Some Hoods in which a Woman Became Interested"; seats free; strangers welcome. The illustrated lecture on Japan by Rev T. A.Nind, in St. John's Parish Hall Monday evening, under auspices of A. Y. P. A. was a success. Next regular meeting meeting Nov. 24 at 8 p. m. sharp. All members members requested to attend. Rev. J. H. Turnbull, M.A., Ottawa, a former popular pastor of St. Paul's Presbyterian Presbyterian Church in this town, has been elected Vice President of the Queen's Theological Alumni Association which met at Kingston last week. At St. Paul's Presbyterian Church next Sunday Rev. A. H. Drumm will deal with the following subjects: "Christianity a Going Concern" in the morning, and in the evening "The World's Greatest Mother", Mother", continuing the series on the Times and Life and Teaching of Jesus." Rev. H. E. Abraham, pastor of St. Andrews' Andrews' Presbyterian Church, Guelph, was pleasantly surprised by his congregation presenting him with a check for $500. Mrs. Abraham is a grand-daughter of Mrs. D. Galbraith, Queen-st,, Bowmanville. Rev. Dr. Endicott, the newly appointed General Secretary of the Foreign Missionary Missionary Department of the Methodist Church--perhaps the oldest and most eloquent eloquent advocate of missions in Canada will preach missionary sermons in Trinity Church, Napanee, Sunday. A writer in the Christian Gusrdian, making reference to the preponderance of women in the churches, said a large proportion of the husbands of the day evidently gave an altered rendering one verse of Miss Havergal s hymn, making it read: "Take my icife and let her be Consecrated, Lord, to thee. Onlha Packet. . Methodist Epworth League service Monday evening was well attended. The scripture lesson was read by Mr. Claude Ives. Mr. Harrv Rutter gave an excellent excellent paper on "Cur Citizens of non-English non-English Speech" dealing particularly with the Chinese, Japanese, and Hindus, and told many interesting things regarding their customs, dress, diet, etc. Solos were much enjoyed from Miss Ethel L. Van- Nest and Mr. W. Wilkinson, and strumental solo by Miss Florence Next week will be an evening with ine Johnson, one of the best of our adian writers--good program is in course of preparation; silver collection. A very largely attended and. intensely interesting meeting of the Disciple^Chris- tian Endeavor Society was held evening. The topic "'~ l *"* to beautiful an in- Allin. Paul- Can- Monday "Christian-Home genuine musical feast awaited their coming coming the Opera House would not hold the people who would have wanted to hear these musicians who have created a fame in Venice and now are touring Canada. We sincerely congratulate the Epworth League on this the first of the concerts for which they have arranged m g with the Maple Leaf Lyceum Bureau of Toronto thru Mr. Frank L. Smith, the President and Field Manager, Central Y.M.C.A. Building, Toronto. The next concert of the Star Course is on^Feb. I8t.i, 1914 Life" was taken by Mr. Archie Mingeaüd. His description of the Christian home and its consequent life, the picture he drew of the young man going out from such a home and the duty of all • such toward those who have been less favored, together together With his divisions and sub-divisions ot the topic and the assignment of the different different parts of the program would have done credit to one twice his years. Mr. Alfred Kershaw presided at the piano. Mrs. Frank Williams and Miss Jennie Merchant gave vocal solos and Miss Inez Pethick a piano solo. Literary and musical prog- ram and social hour with refreshments trio of j after regular meeting next Monday even- Children Cry FOR FLETCHER'S ■5ASTO R l >