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f $1.00 a year in advance ; $1.50 to United States. BOWMAN VILLE, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1913. Vol. LIX. No. 47 M. A. JAMES & SON, Proprietors. THE EDITOR TALKS. Superior /N of Furs and Coats POUGH, 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 MUÏFS and STOLES. Boys of Durham County are enterprising enterprising and progressive now, I mean the farm boys, and should not be out-run by any Albertan lads. We are told that a certain certain teacher wrote the Dairy Commissioner, Commissioner, Ottawa, for milk record forms and literature about cow-teSting because boys of his school are starting a contest in keeping account of the milk given by individual individual cows for a year. Teachers and boys in country schools will find this practical practical work intensely interesting. Dairying Dairying is profitable now but could pay far higher dividends were farmers to test the milk and butter producing merits of the cows they keep and sell off the unprofitable unprofitable ones. Boys who read this paragraph, write at once to the Dairy Commissioner, Ottawa, for blank forms and full instructions instructions for scientific cow testing and give it a trial. SOME MUNICIPAL POINTS DURHAM COUNTY BOYS. Ladies' Coats LADIES' GOATS, Quilted Lining with Fur Collars. Ladies' Coats, Hamster and Rat lined. Ladies' Astrackan 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. Men's Overcoats and Suits What changes the years bring in children's children's names. I was scanning the Honor Roll for October of the town public schools and was struck by the few now called Mary, Elizabeth, Jane, Margaret, Ann, Sarah, Maria, Julia, Martha, Hannah, Hannah, Emma, Ellen, Henrietta, Harriet, Susan, Janet, Grace, Matilda, Rachel, Tamson, Esther, Ruth, Isabelle and some others. Even when a girl is given one of these old-fashioned rythmic names the youngsters soon get ashamed of them and in their school days change them to something something considered more fancy and elegant. The same remark applied almost as much to boys' names. The "Dick, Tom and Harry" class are .almost extinct. We have an odd David, Matthew, John, William, William, George, Thomas, James, Edward, Samuel, Nathaniel, Hezekiah, and Jacob, but these are no longer popular with most parents. They have been replaced by names of noted statesmen, patriots, orators, orators, doctors or some other High-Muck- A-Muck. O temporal 0 mores! Citizens may very well begin now to give serious thought to and discuss plans for most economically conducting the business of this corporation for some years, to come. A levy of 30 mills on the dollar was never made in this town before before this year and this tax would not be so alarming did it clean off the current liabilities. But it does not, for the chances are that over $3000 of a deficit will meet the 1914 council. The complaint of the present council over last year's bills carried carried over--because they had not been rendered to the 1912 council--would have far more weight with ratepayers if they had shown more economy in the management management and came thru the year with no increase increase of taxes and no greater deficit. But the tax rate has been raised from 25 mills last year to 30 mills this year and still the deficit promises to be greater than 1 st year's by many dollars. All accounts accounts against the town are expected to be presented this year at the December 1st meeting and the last statutory meeting meeting on Dec. 15th. No "belated" accounts should exist after the furore the. present Finance Minister kicked up over a few such carried over from 1912. It will be seen if he practices what he preaches. How our Durham County boys do figure in the world's doings ! In a very conspicuous conspicuous position in the brilliant sayings of the week in the current issue of Weekly Globe and Canada Farmer appears a speech delivered by Mr. Geo. W. Jones, Newtonville, about telephone systems in Ontario. It is well worth reading, too. Dr. F. W. Marlow of Toronto, former- of Blackstock, this county, and Mrs. Marlow Marlow have been spending the week in Chicago, Chicago, 111., during the Clinical Congress of Surgeons of North America. The added feature to the meeting in Chicago was the first convocation of the American College of Surgeons for the granting of diplomas in the College which was inaugurated at a meeting in Washington, D. C., during the month of May. Dr. Marlow is one of the founders of the College and has been granted their diploma of Fellow. The doctor is also a Fellow of the Royal College College of Surgeons of England." Men's Fur Collared and Fur-Lined Coats. Men's Overcoats and Suits, made up in the latest styles, goods and no better value anywhere. No better Couch, Johnston & Cryderman Phone 104 Bowmanville BANK OF MONTREAL ESTABLISHED 1817 Incorporated by cAct 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. \y DON'T PUT OFF .THE INSURING Ajf)F THE HOUSE OR CONTENTS. DELAYS ARE OFTEN COSTLY DO IT NOW. I INSURE EVERYTHING Shall Canada make all her sons soldiers soldiers ?• The military craze is rampant I and every man must be a fighter. This is [fthe apparent object ot building drill halls por armouries in every municipality. The now much talked about Durham county boy, Col. the Hon. Sam Hughes, Minister of Militia, speaking to the Empire Club in Toronto on Friday night on his tour through European countries in connection with military manoeuvres, emphasized the importance of giving the youth of Canada a military training. "The drill halls of Toronto have done more for the city than any other institution, with the possible exception of the churches", he said. Military Military training made for better men -and better citizens--other things being equal --than they would have in its absence. If war were utterly abolished he would still train boys on the cadet system. The old prejudice against military training had almost almost died out, in fact, he s/id, ninety- eight per cent of people an.diTÎërgy were at their backs in the movement. We should like to know how he got a favorable favorable déclar tion of 98 percent. No referendum referendum has been taken, has there ? The wise thing for citizens to combine to accomplish now in the face of the failure failure of this year's council to grapple successfully successfully with corporation problems is to co-opeiate to elect a council of capable men, experienced business men, such ones as any great corporation with two million dollars capital would endeavor to employ as heads of departments and as general manager. It is pretty safe guessing that men who have not made signal success in conducting their own business are not going, going, by some miraculous influence, to become become successful business men as if by magic as soon as elected on a council board. - To our citizens' keen regret and grief the experiment has been tried too often. Surely this town in its present financial condition will not repeat last year's folly, namely, by electing men to manage the town's affairs who have run up the taxes and have nothing material or tangible to show for the expenditures. At least we have been unable to discover any substantial augmentation of wealth. The Churches. THE KEENLY ALERT successful man is the cleanly kept man, for he realizes how much proper care of the body has to do in keeping him in trim. standard" "Anoaa" Lavatory A Standard Modern Bathroom installed by us is proper equipment for the man who values himself. rice & co. 0pp. Post Offiçe Bowmanville ^^latil-- JJÜÜ^**** 1 ** The 20th is Canada's century and the young people-of tç-day should have a great vision of its future. Rev. C. J. Cameron, Cameron, assistant superintendent of Home Missions, is a man with a vision and here is a nice bit of optimism from an address of his in Orillia recently as reported in The Packet. He was speaking of the immense immense immigration into the Dominion, and said: "Canada was God's greatest abratory of grace, in which he was fashioning fashioning the final man. Each one of us, no doubt, thought his particular nationality ;he best in the world, but the final man would not be of any one nation. The : inàl race would be composed of elements drawn from all nationalities. Every vessel that landed at our ports brought in some ingredients. All nations met in Canada, God's great melting pot, in which were cast one hundred different ingredients. Canadians had the progressiveness of the English, the canniness of the Scot, the buoyancy of the Irish, the enterprise of the American, the sturdiness of the German, German, the witty urbanity of the French, the kingliness of the Russian, the patience of the Oriental, and the shrewdness of the Hebrew. When God had fashioned his final man in his great laboratory, Canada, it would proclaim to the world, the brotherhood brotherhood of man." I think this-is a beautiful beautiful picture and hope the elysian period may be fully realized. Municipal government means very much more than holding down a chair at council council meetings and voting in cliques. The key-note of a councillor should be "the application of knowledge to the service of the community" as a speaker expressed it at the National Municipal League meeting meeting in Toronto last week. "The new idea of municipal management is concerned in substituting the efficient for the inefficient, inefficient, the public-spirited for the selfish, and the real aggressive for the reactionary." reactionary." This idea of the quality of service and the character of the men to give it in a satisfactory way is succinctly and expressively expressively indicated. The deliberations of a mnnicipal council should be carried on with a reciprocity of ideas, sympathy or the views of others and good-feeling among members generally. In almost every calling where honor, skill, dependability and intelligent service are - requisites there are to be found Durham Durham county boys and girls. One of the most pleasant duties in connection with our journalistic work is the recording of the successes and advancement of "our boys" and meeting them at gatherings of the Durham Old Boys' Association, Toronto, Toronto, and occasionally in the best town in the Homeland of Durham. To-day it is our very great delight to record the success success of a boy whose career we have watched from his childhood--a Bowmanville Bowmanville boy who has made good as many other boys from this town have in the Provincial Metropolis. About two weeks ago Mr. James MacDonald was appointed Instructor in Pharmacy by the Senate of Toronto University. In October 1912 he received the appointment of Chief Dispenser Dispenser at the Toronto General Hospital, having having with him two assistants. The . third year Medical students go to the Dispensary, Dispensary, (two each week), for instruction and practice. Mr. James MacDonald has charge. This is the appointment referred to. Well do we remember when he was serving his apprenticeship in Mr. J. H. H. Jury's drug store in Bowmanville leaving here in 1908 for further study in Toronto. He graduated from the School of- Pharmacy Pharmacy in 1910 with the degree oLPhm. B., and afterwards served two years indifferent indifferent city drug stores until he was appointed appointed to the Dispensary in the Toronto General General Hospital in October 1912. His school mates and many friends and relatives will be glad to learn of his success. He lives with his mother at 38 Hogarth-ave., Toronto. Toronto. Mrs' MacDonald has much reason to be proud of her sons for Mr. Neil S. MacDonald MacDonald B. A., is Principal of Bolton Ave School and Mr. Donald D. MacDonald of McMurrich School of that city. They are all making a good name bv their faithful work in their chosen and most noble profession. MARRIED 44 YEARS The men who take the responsibility of carrying on the business of this corporation corporation next year will assuredly require ideas, sympathy, and the good-will and co-operation of the citizens. This town las seen enough of "marking time" spending spending money for sites for dance halls, traveling traveling on fool errands at the town's expense expense to Ottawa, Toronto and elsewhere, and letting contracts for costly public works before the debentures were sold to provide the money. If such conduct of town affairs is "judicious application of knowledge to the service of the community" community" it is not so appreciated by the ratepayers ratepayers who before Dec. 14 must pay 30 mills on the $ to provide the money that has been-already spent. It is doubtful if the town's business was ever as unsatisfactorily unsatisfactorily managed in any year of its history. history. We mean by this that taxes are five mills on the $ higher than last year and there is more of a deficit than last year and nothing particular in the way of improvement or added public property to show for it. Rightly enough the ratepayers ratepayers ask where has the money gone ? Wedding Anniversary--House Warming--Christening. Harry Cann The Insurance and. Real Estate Man r fljgpne 50, Bowmanville NOW FOR A CUT IN YOUR GROCERY BILL / Watch my advt. each week for money-saving bargains. The prices are published because they are right. For ten days, commencing Thursday, we offer these specials to our customers : 4 lbs. Tea, regular 30c lb.,... I° r $1*00 2 lbs. Fearman's Famous Mince Meat, fresh ,25c 5 cakes Swift s Naphtha Soap....... .................... ••• ••• • • •...25c Large bottle Worchestershire Sauce, reg. 15c, for 10c 3 pkgs. ShirifFs Jelly with 3 Jelly Moulds ...25c New fruit for Christmas cooking arrived this week. ANNOUNCEMENT Owing to the death of my. late partner, Mr. W. H. Caw- ker, I have taken over the entire business. I wish to thank our many customers for their past patronage and hope for a continuance of same. HARRY ALLIN Opposite Goodyear Club Bowmanville Central for Independent Phone. Bell Phonë 186 I X I Bowmanville Epworth League is doing a splendid work among young people,_ as other church organizations are doing in a similar way. Last week the.League hearc a capital paper on "Our Citizens of non- English speech". Interesting and valuable valuable information was given, but the , as similation of foreigners coming to our country is one of the greatest and today one of the most pressing problems with which Canadians have to deal. Nearly a half million a year are coming to us, anc the problem is how shall we mould this heterogeneous mass, making them intelligent intelligent citizens, loyal to oue^stitutions, and capable of self-governm<nW|? This is our problem. How shall we solve it? We have our public schools, our. press, our labor unions. These are all doing much. Serviceable as those agencies are for certain certain ends, however, they failed to touch the inner springs of humanity. There is one all-suffiicient solution to ^ that . problem--the problem--the foreigner will be Canadianized when he is Christianized. There is a great responsibility and a good opportunity for church, schools and all other societies for the betterment of our fèllows. If Canadians Canadians do not Christianise the foreigner, he will paganize Canadians. If we do not give him the highest ideals, the saloonkeeper saloonkeeper and the ward heeler will give him the lowest. The towns and cities have this problem facing them. Toronto had 18 nationalities represented in one public school. ' Another speaker at the convention to which reference has been made, made this significant remark: "The right kind of advancement advancement in the conduct of municipal affairs should lead to a greater faith on the part of the citizens in the public works and improvements of their towns." He then told of the recent sale in New York of $65,000,000 worth of municipal bonds "over the counter." This," he said, is municipal advance, when _ the citizens directly invest their savings in the. public works and improvements of their city, after formally authorizing the expendf tures." . Three happy events were pleasantly celebrated at the new home of Mr. C. M. Cawker, Centre-st., Monday evening Nov. 17 when about 30 guests--members of their family and friends--assembled by invitation invitation and enjoyed a social time and participated in the gathering in honor of the 44th anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Caw- ker's marriage, their settlement in their new home, and the baptism of their youngest youngest grandchild, Frederick Morley Van- stone, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred C. Van- stone, "Cedaf Cliff", Bowmanville. The baptismal ceremony was performed by Rev. H. B. Kenny, assisted by Rev. T. W. Jolliffe. A very appetizing wedding dinner was served, the tables being tastefully tastefully laid, and the floral decorations being being of bride's roses and smilax. Not the least attractive was the three-storey wedding wedding cake prettily illuminated with 44 pink and white candles, and decorated with pink and while carnations. After all had thoroly enjoyed the splendidly served spread of good things, the evening was spent in social chat, games, and vocal music by Mrs. C. Arthur Cawker. Mr. and Mrs. Cawker have fitted their home most comfortably with all modern conveniences conveniences and we hope they may be spared spared long to enjoy each other's companionship. companionship. BOWMANVILLE CHRISTMAS FAIR This plan was tried here and several thousand dollars' worth f debentures were sold, "over the counter" but the 'greater faith in the right kind of advancement" advancement" must have-been, wanting. Apparently Apparently the men in charge of town affairs were not conducting the business in a way to inspire confidence. Children Cry FOR FLETCHER'S C AST OR I A We sincerely wish we could see a reason for saying to electors that the business of the town had been conducted in a way to merit public confidence, but from our view point to praise the members of the present council would be to show a woeful woeful lack of knowledge of public affairs. Rate payers might forgive them much if they would show clearly what they have done to raise the taxes to 30 mills and still carry over a larger deficit than last year's. This is a purely business matter. Never mind about thé many shortcomings and grevious sins of former councils. Let the 1913 council show clearly what use has been made of the people's money. Come now, gentlemen, meet the issue squarely and tell us like business men responsible responsible to the people, where the money has been spent and for what? Thursday, Dec. i8th--Reserve the Date. The Committee appointed by the Board of Trade to look after the Christmas Fair met in the Council Room Monday evening evening and decided to hold the Fair one week before Christmas--Thursday Dec. 18th. The following committees were appointed: appointed: Managers-- J. S. Moorcraft, John Lyle, L. A. Tole; Subscription-- T. H, Knight, T. H. Cryderman, J. H. McMurtry; Advertising--F. Advertising-- F. R. Kerslake, G. R. Mason, Geo. W. James. Bowmanville Christmas Fair has become become one of the big events that farmers farmers and citizens look forward to each year and the coming fair promises to eclipse all previous efforts. The exhibits will include light and draught horses, apples, butter and dressed poultry of various various kinds. Very attractive cash prizes are being offered, so, boys, start to-^iay and get your horses ready for the show ring. The women and yoting ladies will be here with an abundance of good butter and choice plump poultry, and orchard- ists will also have a fine showing of rosy apples--the classy kind, that West Durham Durham produces. , Remember the date and watch this paper for fuller, particulars. . Leskard Methodist anniversary netted about $90. Bazaar at the Methodist Church Wednesday Wednesday Dec. 3. Rev. H. B. Kenny attended the Laymen's Laymen's Missionary Convention at Cobourg . Tuesday. Bridge-st. Methodisf Church, Belleville, is-undergoing repairs and the services are being held in the lecture room. Rev. H. B. Kenny's subjects in Methodist Methodist church next Sunday will be : morning "Prayer"; evening, "The Outward Look." Rev. J. P. Wilsan, B. A., Napanee, preached anniversary sermons in Hol- loway-st. Methodist Church, Belleville, Sunday. Rev. A. F. Pollock, Cobourg, who attended attended the meetings-of the Toronto District District Association of Congregational churches was elected President. At St. Paul's Presbyterian Church next Sunday Rev. A. H. Drumra will take for his morning subject "Predestination and Free Will"» and in the evening "A Good Time Coming." Rev. Dr. Carman, Superintendent of Methodist Church of Canada, preached anniversary sermons at Fenelon Falls Sunday. Rev. John Garbutt, Cobourg, assisted Monday evening. Mr. P. C. Trebilcock made very sympathetic sympathetic reference at the Methodist Sunday Sunday School Sunday afternoon to the dreadful disaster on the upper lakes by which so many homes are in mourning :>y the fearful loss of life in the storm of Nov. 9. We take pleasure in announcing that Miss Mary Riorch of Japan will speak next Sunday in the Disciples' church Miss Riorch has been engaged in missionary missionary work in Japan for 25 years and is well qualified to speak with authority on the work being done in that field. Seats free. Public cordially invited. Epworth League of Methodist Church purpose holding an "Old-Time Social" in League Parlors next Monday evening. Those attending are requested to come in old-fashioned costume, otherwise a fine of 4 cents will be charged. A good program is being prepared after which lunch will be served. Admission, yc. Central Northumberland and Durham Ministerial Association convened at the home of Rev. G. S. Jury, Cobourg, Monday Monday Nov. 10, and despite the blizzard seventeen members were present. The Association was entertained to supper by Rev. and Mrs. Jury, thoroughly appreciating appreciating the kindness of host and hostess. We welcome No. 2 of St*Andrew's Church Magazine, Cobourg/ It is a vast improvement on the initial number, being more "homey" and interesting from a local viewpoint. Still more personals and church news will give added interest. Foi- instance, Pastor -Beattie's name does not appear once in the November issue nor does it contain the church directory. It is published by the young men's bible class. Albert College notes in Belleville Ontario Ontario say that last week was the week of prayer in colleges all the world over. Every evening from 6.30 to 7.30 in the chapel, Albert students assembled for prayer, Principal E. N. Baker, D D., leading leading the services. The meetings were well attended and there was a good spirit brooding over the old chapel, which the students felt. Rev. Dr. E. N. Baker, Principal of Albert Albert College, Belleville, will occupy the pulpit of King-st Methodist church, Osha- wa, Sunday on the occasion of the dedication dedication of the new pipe organ. Special music by Miss Barbara Foster, Toronto. The organ opening and recital will be held Friday next at 8 p. m. when Mr. G. D. Atkinson, organist and choir master of Sherbourne-st Methodist church, Toronto, will preside at the instrument. Bowmanville has no Y.M.C.A., but the churches have weekly young peoples' meetings that in a measure take its place. The meetings Monday evenings are free and open to all young persons and interesting interesting programs are given. Those who were present this week at the Methodist League were highly entertained and next week an unique program of "ye olden tyme" is being put on. It is special and will be worth the small fee of 7c. Rev. R. G. Peever, pastor of George-st. Methodist Church, Peterboro, is proving -himself more and more a man's preacher with a straight and loving message to men, says the Daily Review. Sunday last he preached a temperance sermon in which he said the word intoxicate was originally derived from the act of the savage when he dipped his arrows in poison poison and sent them with deadly purpose at his enemy." "And to-day", said the preacher,"whoever puts alcohol to the lips of his friend, either out of 'hospitality' or over the bar, is as surely sending a poisoned arrow into him as when the savage savage drew his bow toward his enemy." Peloubet's Notes on S. S. lessons for '1914, $1, postage 15c,. at P. C. Trebilcock's bookstore. SANTA CLAUS COMING. With 12 Dominion Pianos and Organs for Good Children in Durham County. Boys and Girls :--If you want me to leave a Dominion Piano or Dominion Or gan at your home on Christmas eve, cut out Mr. Deyman's advt. in this week s paper, write your name and address on the back of it and mail it to me at, box 44 Bowmanville, P. O. If you do this 111 try my best to leave a piano or organ at your place, providing the roads are. good. I only carry Dominion Pianos and Organs I because they are the best. I You vs for good music, Santa Claus. « \ 1 i < i 1 - 55^6^7 î'-'K' V * mm