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M ' $1.00 a year in advance ; $1.50 to United States. BOWMAN VILLE, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, JANUARY 15, 1914 Vol. LX. No. 3 M. A. JAMES & SON, Proprietors. THE EDITOR TALKS. A Great Stock- Reducing Sale FARMERS' MEETINGS m if Our Stock of Winter Goods is too big and must be cleared TDEFORE STOCK - TAKING Couch, Johnston & Cryderman will ^ sell all Ladies' and Children's Cloth Coats at ONE THIRD OFF thé regular price. All Men's Overcoats at one quarter or 25% below the regular price All Men's Suits at one-fifth or 20 per cent off the regular price. FURS of all kinds at greatly reduced prices. Also a lot of DRESS GOODS at about half price. Our Stock of Winter Goods is too big and must be cleared Couch, Johnston & Cryderman The Belleville Ontario tells of the crass ignorance that is shown by two many persons down that way when the program is concluded in a public hall, saying there seems to be a sort of notion abroad that the object in playing the National Anthem at the close of a public entertainment is to enable people to put on their wraps to music, and adds, We think inis is a mistake. mistake. Now, we are surprised that in a college town, the home of so many aristocrats, aristocrats, and of the nonagenarian Senator, Sir Mackenzie Bowell, K.C., M.G., that people should show such disrespect to King George V. Brer. Herity should see a Bowmanville audience "honor the king" at the end of a two-and-a-half hour program. Editors are discussing the policy of advising advising electors for whom to vote in municipal municipal elections. Some think it is not wise for business reasons for newspapers in small cities and in towns and villages to weigh the intellectual capacity and moral worth of candidates. Belleville Daily Ontario says it has an unconquerable aversion to furnish ng editorial estimates of this kind, but at any and all times is willing to discuss public policies and issues, issues, but not discuss the merits or lack of merits of individuals. Its advice is to choose from the candidates without any regard as to their religion, secret society affiliations, or politics. Look rather to their honor and integrity, the saneness of their judgment, willingness to work hard in the municipality's interest, ability to do good work and grasp public problems in a big way. Never mind whether or not the candidate is a "good fellow", for some of these "good fellows" are the choicest turnip-heads going. Our conviction is very strong that the date of holding municipal elections should be changed to about Dec. I. Complaint is made in several newspapers of the small attendancè at nominations last month, the reason being that stores were open and people generally were busy day and evening. Nomination day came between Christmas and New Years and for weeks previous present giving and holiday preparations preparations and festivities commanded far more general attention than municipal elections. The Daily Examiner aptly says: "It seems that almost anybody can be elected to a city, town or village council--because council--because the people don't, or haven't a chance, to discriminate. Their minds, on account of the date of election, are full of everything else but an intelligent conception of the actien they are doing in electing municipal representatives at random, and this apparent indifference is in a large part due to the date at which representatives are elected, time when it is impossible to give, as sh ">uld be done, undivided attention to so capital a matter as the selection of a governing body." January China Sale at China Hall Grocery Toilet Sets Spteial price on Toilet Sets, from $4. up. Note these prices : $4.00 Toilet Sets for $3.25 $5.50 Toilet Sets for $4.25 4.10 " 3.50 6.00 " 4.75 $.00 " 4.00 7.00 " 5.75 $8.00 Toilet Sets for $5.50 If you want a Toilet Set embrace this opportunity. l: -i' v k Did you know that we are giving 20% reduction on all Fancy China and 10% reduction on all Stock Pattern Dinnerware during January. Peerless Pork and Beans For One Week from Jan. 15th, to Jan. 21st, we will sell this line of Pork and Beans at 2 for 15c* Choice tasty goods, and will help reduce the high cost of living. Kippered Herring Fine Canadian packed Kippered Herring 3 for 25c DON'T PUT OFF THE INSURING OF THE HOUSE OR CONTENTS. DELAYS A'RE OFTEN COSTLY DO IT NOW. I INSURE EVERYTHING <±,r Harry Cann The Insurance and Real Estate Man Phone 50, Bowmanville I V r [3fc It' Specials for Saturday Confectionery--All Confectionery which we usually sell for 20# lb. we will sell on Saturday for 15c lb., including Kisses, Hmmbugs, Turkish Delight, Maple Cream, Choice Mixture and many others. ' Remember 15c lb. Saturday. Oranges--Reg. 25c size for 1 9c. Fine, sweet California navels. navels. Include these in your order. "First arrival of Bitter Oranges for marmalade now in stock. These are choice, clean stock. F. A. Haddy China Hall Grocery Phone 62, Bowmanville BANK OF MONTREAL ES1ABLISHED 18i7 Incorporated by o4ct of 'Parliament Capital -- $16,000,000 Rest $16,000,000 Undiv. Profits 1,046,217.80 Savings BanK Department Head Office, Montreal. J. A. McClellan, Manager, Bowmanville Branch. Successful Short Course in Stock and Seed Judging Held. "That's the best Short Course I was ever at" remarked Dr. J. A. Sinclair of Cannington at the conclusion of the Stock Judging Course in the Agricultural Building Building on Friday. The three days' session has been well attended and a marked degree degree of enthusiasm and interest .was manifested, manifested, and what was still more encouraging encouraging was the fact that the young men and boys--the farmers of tomorrow--were particularly prone to lead in the discussions. discussions. Wednesday afternoon Mr. T. G. Raynor Raynor of the Seed Branch, Ottawa, distributed distributed samples of grain and clover seed and explained the essential points to look for and demand when buying seed. Seed selection selection with the object of inducing the farmers to improve their strains was thoroughly thoroughly discussed. Possibly readers of newspapers are 75 per cent women and young people, but makers of city newspapers seem to be unaware unaware of this composition of their client- elle, or why do they devote so much space to sports, murders, scandals and sensational sensational events of various kinds? Far more space should be given to reading matter suitable for children and young people. The Saturday Globe-- now furnished to subscribers at one dollar a year--in our opinion contains the very best children's page of any Canadian paper. It is called "Circle of Young Canada" and it is clean, wholesome, instructive, interesting and attractive to y oun** persons. Glad would we be if we could induce every boy and girl in this country to read the Circle of Yeung Canada page every week. It alone offers a liberal education for them and parents will do their children a real kindness by providing such valuable literature literature for them. Greater consideration should be given to the children's reading than is by most parents to counteract the evil influence of the comic supplement and other trashy syndicate stuff that has been introduced into too many Canadian homes thru cheap papers. The illustrated supplements issued with The Saturday Globe, the Toronto Star We kly and the Sunday World are worthy of a place in any home, but the syndicate pas es of the "yellow" brand should not be allowed to vitiate the mental appetite of the young folk. talk to farmers. In the evening Mr. Raynor gave an illustrated illustrated lecture on weeds and their eradication;- eradication; - Agriculture has been defined as a controversy with weeds. Any agriculturist agriculturist therefore after hearing Mr. Raynor deliver his practicable address surely would go on his way wearing a breast plate of armour. Mr. G. C. Creelman, B. S. A., LL. D., President of the Ontario Agricultural College, gave a brief resume of the accomplishments accomplishments of the Institution over which he has charge and outlined the work they were undertaking for the betterment betterment of the agricultural interests thru- out this banner province of Ontario. 1 he musical numbers of the programme at the Public Meeting were all well re- f ceived. The Misses Gould gave a piano duet and the Misses Florence Allin and Ethel L. VanNest vocal solos which delighted delighted the audience. Mr. R. H. Harding of Thorndale gave many valuable lessons to breeders of dairy and beef cattle and po nted out the most desirable types and conformations that should be sought for. Similar objects, that of getting the desirable types fixed in the minds of the breeders with reference reference to light and heavy horses were undertaken undertaken by Dr. J. A. Sinclair of Canning- ton. These men are authorities in their own line and as such were able to demonstrate demonstrate thoroughly what is most needed in stock selection and breeding. Nor was the poultry department overlooked. overlooked. Mr. F. N. Marcellus of Guelph gave demonstration how to kill and prepare prepare fowl for market that they may appear appear to best advantage and thus demand highest prices obtainable. In addition an egg caudling booth was constructed by the Poultry Division, Live Stock Branch, Department of Agriculture, Ottawa, in which Mr. J. R. Free showed and explained explained the difference between the various grades of eggs. Upwards of 300 people inspected the egg caudling outfit and were deeply interested. Attendance at each session was as fol lows : Seeds 75, Public Meeting 140, Light Horses 125; Beef and Dairy Cattle 250; Poultry 125, Heavy Horses 250. One of the most helpful features of this course for the young men in this district was the Stock Judging Competition. Classes of dairy cattle, beef cattle anc heavy horses were judged by the boys anc prizes awarded. The winners were as follows: EDITORIAL BREVITIES. More local news appears on inside pages of this paper this week than some local papers contain. Disregard of the snow by-law will get some citizens into trouble if they- don't get out earlier some morning. Isn't it about time the opera house got a Spring cleaning? It 1 has been 10 years in use and never cleaned throuout. Wonder if the big meat packing concerns concerns are trying to squeeze out small butchers as is alleged ? Have we a beef trust in Ontario ? Practical hint to editors : If you want your cotem's news before the paper reaches reaches you in regular way give a small boy 3c to buy a copy fresh off the press like "himself" does. Bowmanville Statesman is looking anxiously for the owner of a sum of money lately found. But if you lost yours in a gold mine or a sub-division you need -not apply,--Orillia Packet. Going late to church is a bad habit. It's funny that the same people who were late when service began at 10:30 a. m are invariably invariably late now it is at 11 o'clock. Wonder they don't get a move on. Fathers, do not overlook the chance to allow your sons to know more of the why and the how of agricultural science than you ever got the opportunity of having. Let them attend farmers' meetings. Letters received from all over this continent indicate that mild weather has prevailed thruout the temperate zone. This old earth- seems to have got a jolt southward throwing us nearer the tropics. tropics. Dairy Cattle-- R. K. Squair, Bowmanville, Bowmanville, 1st, 92; Montague Bickle, Canton, ; 2nd, 80; Ivan Law, Solina, 3rd, 79. Beef Cattle--Montague Bickle, Canton, 1st, 93; Arthur Bragg. Bowmanville, 2nd, 82; George Allin, Bowmanville, 3rd, 88. Heavy Horses-- R. K. Squair, Bowmanville, Bowmanville, 1st, 85; W. F. Rickard, Newcastle, 2nd, 82, M. Bickle, Canton, 3rd, 81. These valuable meetings were arranged and conducted by Mr. R. S. Duncan, B. S. A., Agricultural Representative for Durham Durham and the remarkable success attending them is largely due to his enterprise and thoro advertising. Wednesday's Toronto Globe contains a splendid write-up of W. E. Jeweil's fine : arm and farm buildings east of Bowmanville. Bowmanville. This method of specializing now adopted by The Globe is an excellent new eature in daily journalism that is bound to become popular. Even city readers ike to read about rural life and progress. The bilingual question is paramount in the politics of Ontario. No other issue to so great an extent involves the future character of this province. It is essential not only that the English language be efficiently efficiently taught as a subject, but that it be the sole medium of instruction throughout throughout the' educational system.--Toronto Sentinel. Arnprior has 4000 people, five . hotels and two liquor stores. That town is half a century behind the age and must be a most undesirable place to bring up a family. family. Citizens must realize their position, too, for on Jan. 5 they gave 389 votes for local option and 282 against but the three- fifths requirement defeated the Act. What a burning shame ! Considerable damage was done to the councillors' desks in the town hall in the shifting same for the dance Friday night and otherwise. It was up to Clerk Lyle to put the furniture back in place for the inaugural meeting of council Monday. Who's responsible for this careless work and neglect ? It is a shame the way these desks have been abused. Bowmanville is becoming a popular town for people with families to educate. In addition to our excellent Public and High Schools and churches we have Local Option and a highly moral town with a splendid agricultural community adjoining. adjoining. Darlington, Clarke and Cartwright farmers have possibly more money in the Bowmanville and other banks than most rural communities, so that these conditions conditions taken altogether make this town a most desirable one in which to bring up a family.^ By a reference to our advertising advertising columns it will be seen that Mr. Geo. Nelson, 159 Close-ave., Toronto, desires to locate in or near this town and seeks a residence with suitable grounds. MINISTERS AND CHURCHES Rev. C. L. Thompson, formerly a Methodist Methodist minister of the Bay of Quinte Conference, Conference, died at his home in Vancouver, Dec. 17, after a months' illness, aged 70 years. "Treasures of the Snow" will be the subject of Rev. W. N. Arnold's morning sermon at the Disciple Church next Sunday; Sunday; evening topic, "Have we touched the Christ ?" The boys belonging to St. John's A. Y. P. A. are requested to be present at a meeting Tuesday, Jan. 20th at 8 p. m. in the Parish Hall to arrange program for Jan. 26th, on which evening they will entertain entertain the girls of the Association. Rev. B. Greatrix, pastor of Simcoe-st. Methodist Church, Oshawa, and an ex- President of the Bay of Quinte Conference, Conference, will preach missionary sermons in Bowmanville Methodist Church Sunday. Rev. Mr. Kenny will take Mr. Greatrix's work in Oshawa. Sunday Jan. 25 will be observed in. the Methodist Church as missionary day by • the laymen. Mr. A. M. Peterson, barrister, barrister, will speak at the morning service, and Mr. C. M. Reid, Manager of ajid European buyer for the Ritchie Dry Goods firm in Belleville, will address the evening congregation. congregation. The Presbyterian and Methodist ministers ministers of Omemee exchanged pulpits on Sabbath evening. At the Presbyterian, Rev. J. F. Chapman gave a quite appropriate appropriate discourse, full of inspiration and exhortation, rife with optimism and pregnant pregnant with hope that should stimulate every Christian to take courage.--Peter- boro heview. Oshawa Salvation Army Band and musical people will visit Bowmanville Tuesday night Jan. 20 and render a musical musical program in the Barracks at 8 p.m. There will also be other talent ip vocal and stringed instruments, etc. A splendid splendid band concert is anticipated; do not miss this treat; admission, 15c. Ensign Beatty, Oshawa S. A. Corps, will preside. Epworth League Monday evening was in charge of Mrs. R. Snowden. After devotional exercises conducted by Pres. Snowden the following interesting program program was given: Scripture lesson by Mr. J. Torrens; piano duet by Misses Belle and Doris Courtice; a paper on "Thomas Crosby and his Indian work" by Miss B. M. Pugsley.'B.A., of High School staff, was exceedingly well prepared and worthy worthy of publication; a solo by Mrs. B. J. Cox, and a piano duet by Mrs. (Dr.) A. S. Tilley and Mrs. W. B. Short were well given and very much enjoyed. ' A short address by Rev. H. B. Kennv completed a very profitable evening. The President extends a very cordial welcome to all our young people to attend the League. TOWN COUNCIL. DURHAM COUNTY BOY. BUY CLOTHING NOW Dr. Geo. A. Creelman, B. S. A., President President of Ontario Agricultural College, Guelph, gave an instructive and interesting interesting talk to a fair audience in the opera house Tuesday evening, Jan. 6. He spoke of the scope and importance of the educative educative work at the college which last year was attended by 1560 students, every British country being represented. He indicated briefly the valuable results of a thoio knowledge of all departments of farm operations from poultry raising up to growing alfalfa, No. 72 oats and No. 21 Manchuria barley. Touching briefly on the rural school problem that is just nolv under discussion he said every public school teacher should possess a knowledge of the general principles ot agriculture before being allowed to teach in a rural school. He gave examples of the useless studies pursued in the schools in his boyhood boyhood and the time of children might be better employed now than it often is by learning more of the subjects that concern life on the farms. He advised farmers to give their farm a name and place it prominently prominently at the entrance, and to have it printed on their letter heads and envelopes. envelopes. Every farmer should use printed stationery with the name of his place on jt: It shows a man to be up-to-date and inspires a business confidence on the minds of strangers. He believed it would pay any farmer handsomely who has stock, seed grain, etc., to sell. We took pretty full notes of the address but by some peculiar action on the paper in our pocket the writing became illegible. illegible. Buy furs now aL Mayer's Great Reduction Reduction Sale. A well-ordered town printing office is a university of learning and it is surprising how many men who have arisen to prominence prominence started on their secular career in a newspaper office. It is no small honor for a young man to work his way up to the foremanship of a well-ordered and important important publishing house like the home of the St Mary's Journal, owned by Mr. J. W. Eedy, one of the most successful weekly publishers in Ontario, and The Journal is one of the very best country weeklies, its editor being Mr. Lome A. Eedy, the clever son of the proprietor. It is with great pleasure that we announce the recent appointment of Mr. Edward F, WeekesJ a well-known Bowmanville boy, as Foreman of The Journal Office, a position position for which he is well fitted by wide experience experience to fill with satisfaction to his employers and credit to himself._ Mr. Weekes began his career as a printer s devil in the office of The Bowmanville News in 1898 and served his employer, Mr. James Gale, faithfully for 6% years when he left to accept a position with Moore Bros., Toronto, and after a year in that busy office he was engaged with the Bryant Press where he obtained a still more extensive experience in the Art Preservative. He was later appointed loreman of The Sun Office, Owen Sound, but being offered greater inducement returned returned to Toronto at the end of a year, taking a responsible position with The Acton Publishing Company where he spent 6 years being employed as proofreader proofreader and ad-setter. After his marriage ■ two years ago to Miss Helena Keys ,of * this town he decided to leave the city j again and on the recommendation of the e litor of this journal was accepted as. Foreman of The Journal office. Mr. Weekes was here during Ne wYear's week and is delighted with the town and people of St. Mary's, stating that next to Bowmanville Bowmanville it is the finest town he has seen I in Canada. „ Many people disputed the statement of the Minister of Labor some weeks ago when he said that the money stringency would have a tendency to lower the cost of living, but when you look at the Anderson Anderson Clothing Co advt on the last page and see the great reductions they have made in men's and boys' clothing you will be forced to believe that the Minister was correct. Never before has this Bowman- vile's exclusive gents' outfitters offered such values for your money as they are doing this month. They must reduce their stock by several thousand dollars by Feb. 1st and to do this their customers are to reap the benefit in saving many dollars on their purchases. Read the advt carefully and make a list of clothing and furnishings you require, then phone or call at the Anderson Clothing Co's store. You cannot afford to miss this opportunity opportunity to wear better clothes at less cost. DAILY PAPERS CHEAPER. Farmers who enjoy rural mail delivery are subscribing for daily papers more generally generally than ever before. Far more orders have been taken at The Statesman office already than in former years and newspaper newspaper subscription season is young yet. Publishers of metropolitan dailies are reducing reducing their prices so that we are enabled to offer inducements in clubbing with the James Papers. For instance, we now furnish furnish rural route subscribers with lne Daily Globe, or The Daily Mail and Empire, and either of our papers at $3.50; Saturdays Globe and either of our papers for $2.00;'The Toronto Morning W orld to Sept. I, to new subscribers, and either of our papers for one year for $2; the Daily Telegraph of Montreal, really one of the cleanest and best daily newspapers published in Canada today, for one whole year and either of our papers-for a year for only $2. Other clubbing rates are found in our clubbing list in another I column. We have no agents so that to ! obtain these reduced rates orders must be sent to M. A. James & Son, Bowmanville, or paid into the office of James Publishing House. Order at once to start as near I the first of the year as possible. The inauguration meeting of council was held Monday morning at II.30. Members present : Mayor S. C. Hillier, M.D. ; Reeve Archie Tait; Councillors L. ' A. W. Tole, John Grigg, L. Cornish, P. Ç. Trebilcock, A. Barber, John Percy. This^" meeting lacked the customary display of oratory which is generally indulged in. There was practically no reference made to the past year's work of the council and no policy was laid down or promises made as to their future actions. No sooner had the Mayor stepped inside the council rocm than Coun. Percy jumped from his seat and moved that Coun. Cornish take the chair while the Mayor presented the report report of the Standing Committees whicM was adopted as follows : Finance and Printing--Percy, Trebilcock, Trebilcock, Tait, Barber, Mayorr .Roads and Streets--Tole, Tait, Barber. Fire and Water-- Tait, Barber, Trebil- Public Property--Barber, Grigg, Tole. Cemetery--Grigg, Cornish, Tole. Police--Percy, Cornish, Grigg. Poor Relief--Trebilcock, Cornish, Tole. Court of Revision--Cornish, Trebilcock, Tait, Grigg, Mayor. Waterworks and Sewage--Mayor, Tait, Percy, Trebilcock, Barber. Manufacture and Industrial-- Tait, Percy, Trebilcock, Mayor. Applications of L. M. Roach and John Bloomfield for position of engineer at pumping station was referred to Water & Sewer Com. ' Letter from C. H. Carlisle of Goodyear Co. in reference to defective sidewa k on Carlisle-ave. was referred to R. & S. Com. Chief Jarvis of Police Dept, presented his annual report which we publish elsewhere elsewhere in full. _ Waterworks and Sewage Com. report consisted of appointing Wm. Barrie in charge of pumping station ; assistance of Robt. Agnew has been secured should an emergency arise in connection with waterworks; waterworks; gate valve extended at pumping station at probable cost of $14 ! private connections to sewer or water mains will not be granted unless thru contractors. Following by-laws were passed : to authorize Mayor and Treasurer to borrow $30,000 to meet current expenses for 19 r 4? appointment of J. N. McDougall and J. G. Manning as auditors ; appointing T. Spry member Board of Health, Dr. R. W. Clark, Medical Health Officer, Rd. Jarvis, sanitary inspector ; Rev. T. W. Jolliffe. appointed member of High School Board* Resolution was passed conveying te Goodyear Fire Brigade their appreciation of assistance in saving the High School at the recent fire. j Mayor and Coun. Percy were authorized to interview town solicitor when necessary. necessary. LIBRARY BOARD. The annual meeting of the members or the Public Library will be held in the Public Reading room on Wednesday, Jan. 21st at 8 p m for election of officers for the coming -year and general business. All interested are asked to make an effort i to attend. ■■m