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4 i Annual Stock-taking Stock-taking Sale Before AH, t-ATHTCS' AND CHILDREN'S CLOTH COATS AT HALF PRICE. LADIES' AND MEN'S SWEATERS AND KNITTED GOODS AT AND BELOW COST. ALL We have received in its new dress the "Sons of Temperance Record" for January, January, the official organ of the GrandJDivision GrandJDivision of Ontario. The publication office is now at Orillia instead of Aurora where it has been published for 1/ years. Grand Scribe Théo N. Willmott is the present editor. It certainly looks spic and span and is cheap at 25 cents a year. When the editor finds time to fill a page with spicy, timely, succinct^ editorial notes and comments in additimi to brief news letters from every Division reporter-- I the promise of good things in prospect for IQI c--we shall have a monthly missioner of which to be proud. We shall watch expectantly for the promised improved style and increased service. Progressive school teachers now-a-days read professional books*magazines àndat least one good daily newspaper. We wouldn't employ a teacher who failed to keep well-posted from the educational publications of the times. Besides the best Canadian monthlies,every teacher, to Ethical culture seems to be a_ minus Picture quantity in the present day as arithmeti- ; cians would say. If you doubt it meet the This did not appear in this paper be- children of the town on their way to ^and fore; lt j s different but just as good; The from school and say "good-morning or Bowmanville cor. to Orono News--one of "good-evening" and note the answers you " 0 id boys", evidently--writes his met- will réceive. Probably four-fifths will ro noli tan journal thusly : It is kind of in- say "Hello !" Ask them if they are glad terest i ng an d stirs up reminiscences to school is out ? About the same propor- ; read about Golden wedding ,of Mr., and tion will say "You bet!" Canadians are Mrs w C ; Blackburn of South Darling- the peer of any people the world over ton,, which was celebrated Jan. 1st- Down said a recent writer. Yes, in some res- the old Lockhart schoolhouse,. Clarke, pects but not in good manners. The mad Mr Blackburn,, we believe graduated from rush fori money is making us lose sight of ^ bat g^t Q f learning with a host of other in Bowmanville FURS OF ALL KINDS AT OR BELOW WHOLESALE WHOLESALE PRICE. sight of the power of culture and refinement to elevate the citizenship of our country. farmers boys, including the Dowsons, i Jeromes, Reids, Osbornes, Braggs and It seems superfluous to remark that niore man y another. They were a lively bunch attention should be given in our schools and homes to the manners and personal conduct of the children, if we, as Canadians, Canadians, are to lay claim to any culture or refinement in future. A LOT OF DRESS GOODS AT ABOUT HALF PRICE get a wider knowledge, should read some leading American productions. The Teacher 1 8 Journal, Marion, Indiana, *1.00 a year, is a very excellent monthly. The ordinary public school teacher who reads it carefully and does not glean a dollar s worth of benefit from every number must be a very clever individual or reads to little purpose. It is 36 years since the writer left the teacher's desk, but even now would not miss a number and always finds an evening's enjoyment within the Journal's covers. Single copies are mailed for ten cents. of youths that attended that institute of instruction and destruction,, very often especially in the winter months, I he Blackburns lived on town line in 1 "? 8 ® days, their nearest neighbors being Allins, - 1 Braggs and Dowsons. That settlement Churches are doing less advertising in those days was a sort of head-centre, from the pulpit and more in the local w ith the old frame schoolhouse as a base Daoers. This is right, too. The sacred f or operations for all the social, political, desk was never intended for an advertis- religious, or anything that was necessary ing medium. 1 Belleville Daily Ontario for The good and welfare of the commun- editorially says many sensible things from ity , i n winter time singing school was dav^o day and on this question in part one of the items of the program and the aavs- Opinions will differ about the pro- Do, Ra, Me Fa business did a nriety of using display advertising for stun t. Then the spelling toun priciY " 6 ^ ! .L - 1 -, t»rm Sundav School MEN'S OVERCOATS AT FROM 25 TO 33i% DISCOUNT, DISCOUNT, AND ALL MEN'S SUITS AT REDUCED PRICES. This is a FI Genuine Sale and all goods will be sold as advertised. % . Couch, Johnston & Cryderman What is to be said of an editor who preaches what he fails to practise ? We plead guilty just here in the matter under considérât on -- visiting one s friends. This suggestion does not apply to only a part of our readers, but we know some persons who seldom find time to make acquaintance acquaintance of relatives. The thoug comes to us to-day that this is a favorable time ot year to get among one s friends, do a little travelling, sight-seeing, etc. A sensible outing, commensurate in cost with one's means will afford a much needed needed rest, and will tone up the system and refresh the soul. Nobody ever gets too old io need a little playtime, and a day off now and then is better than medicine. But let us be rational in our play as in all things else. Be sure when planning a hoi iday that mother is included--she the rest and change, too. wonderful advertising for | gtont. Then the spelling tournament held making annonncement of church meet-i theboards for a term. Sunday School ings But it has become the practise of every Sunday afternoon, weather permi - recent yearn for all churches to pay the ting , and preaching service by the Primi- pubhc press for informing the people tive Methodist body almost every Sunday, when services are to be held and what Occasionally a temperance lecture would subjects will be discussed by the minister, be given, and all those who belonged to The size of type used can make little dif- Sons of Temperance would attend clothed ference in the principle involved. The in their regalia, which newspaper is surely more dignified, ac- w ith awe by us kids, curate, and satisfactory than for the pastor all those old heads who attended the Black- himself to become a living bulletin board burn golden wedding from old No. 9, by making all kinds of announcements | WO uld if interviewed on the old ^ays say. prior to. his sérmon. like James L. Hughes to his old school needs ,/ THER TT TTNTjESS your street shoes U are absolutely rain, snow, , sleet and damp proot you are issuing an Ration to the doctor to call, every time you go out these rough days. Damn or wet feet are the forerunners of colds and sickness. You owe it to yourself to prevent them. BANK OF MONTREAL ESTABLISHED 1817 Incorporated by cAct of Here is a capital idea for a League night program where there are English young people. Milton Reformer says Monday night was English night at the League the nrogiam devoted in the main to a description of several Englist counties by members who were born and in some cases raised there. Each endeavored endeavored to give as glowing a description o their native country as the English language language would permit, and each would have you believe that in their native counties, in the towns and villages of the same, the castles were the grandest, the churches, cathedrals etc., the most majestic, the men of history the noblest, and flowers bloomed more lovely and sent forth the most fragment* aroma. To the uninitiated uninitiated one would imagine that the counties described were veritable Gardens of Eden transplanted to England. However, it was all very interesting and instructive as well. Devon and Cornwall suffered by comp rison which should not have been the case. Why will farmers continue to commit business suicide ? We have no sympathy whatever with the man who is pinched for wrongly labelling apple barrels. A lew yèàrs ago we bought some barrels Spies: We stipulated that they were to je number one as the best are the cheapest cheapest we think. When they were being used the half of the barrel was refuse apples apples left bv packers, only fit for cider or the evaporator. A few days ago we re ceived a letter from Manitoba containing incriminating evidence against a shipper of apples. The folly of sending poor ap- nlesto the West is unpardonable--it is killing our trade with the western provinces provinces surely. The man who makes " - "" representation on an apple only a mean man but he will haunt him thru life. friend Dick Pascoe, Solina, would have the same over again. like to FIFTH CLASS IN PUBLIC SCHOOL Our readers must forgive us for devoting devoting so much thought and space to schools and teaching in The James Papers for the subject to us bulks heavy. The interests of the children of this Dominion are above every other interest and their claims for a a false barrel is not knows it and it The Globe very truthfully says editorially : At Mitchell an apple packer has been fined for dishonest marking. This is an offence that shou d never go unpunished and no effort should be spared to impress apple growers with the ultimate advantages of honesty thoroly practical education have a hold on our sympathies that cannot be shaken off. The combined effect of entrance examinations examinations and the high schools have seriously injured the prospects of thousands of Jubilee Singers will be February 3. Rev. J. D. Morrison is the new pastor of Emanual Baptist church, Oshawa. Rev. A. H, Going, B.A., Port Hope preached Campbellford Methodist church Sunday. Rev. S. S. Sellery, M.A., B.D.. Napanee will preach in Port Hope Methodist Church Sunday. Misses Mabel C. Cox and Eva M. Smith are delegates to the Adult Bible Class Convention in Toronto Jan. 28-29. Rev. C. B. Muirhead has been appointed incumbent of the Anglican Churches of Port Perry, Brooklin and Columbus. Rev. Dr. Baker, Principal Albert College, College, Belleville, preached in Cambndge-et. Methodist Church, Lindsay, Sunday. Methodist Men's Association of Ontarie meeting at Brantford changed its name te The Methodist Brotherhood of Ontario. Rev. J. J. Redditt, Toronto, who died Dec. 19 left an estate of $14,222.50, hi» wife being sole beneficiary and executrix. Sunday School Institute meets in Bowmanville Bowmanville Methodist Church this (Thursday) (Thursday) p.m. and evening. Public cordially invited. Rev. C. H. Lowry, pastor of Newcastle- Newton ville Presbyterian church, has resigned resigned to accept a call to Bridgeburg and Fort Erie. Rev. S.' T. Tucker, B.A., B.D., Odessa, has accepted the unanimous invitation ol the Quarterly Official Board of the Methodist Methodist Church, Deseronto, for next Conier- ence year. Rev. R. Bamforth of Port Perry Methodist Methodist church, has accepted a call to Col- borne and Rev. A. H. Foster, Colborne, has accepted an invitation to The laoer- nacle, Whitby. Be sure to attend the musical evening under auspices of Ladies' Aid of Methodist Methodist Church at home of Mrs. John Bice, Queen-st., Tuesday evening January -otn. Admission 15c, or 2 for 25c. ^ Rev. A. R. Sanderson, Holloway-sUo- Methodist Church, Belleville, and Rev. H. B. Kenny of Bowmanville Methodist Church, will exchange pulpits Sunday, each preaching missionary sermons. Two well-known and highly esteemed ministers of the Presbyterian Church passed passed away at Ottawa Sunday Key. • Wm. Armstrong and Rev. Dr. Wm. Moore. Each had been moderator ot the General Assembly. Rev. H.V. Mounteer, formerly pastor of Methodist church, but now at :cts 01 muusanua i Orono - ... country children. One change that^will, Madoc< bas received a hearty invitation have a beneficial effect, in our opinion, would be the introduction of theuftn class into all public schools. That R. H. Cowley, M. A., of Toronto Schools, is an educationalist ot common sense has been Pic- from the Main-st Methodist church, at end ot tne Capital -- $16,000,000 Rest $16,000,000 Undiv. Profits 1,046,217.80 Savings Department Head Office, Montreal. J. A. McClellan, Manager, Bowmanville Branch. We ate showing heavy soled, solid leather shoes for women and men in Reader, have you high ideals ? None other are worth a thought. Who P 08 ^? 88 " es ideals worthy of imitation? What man in your circle of acquaintances lives the ideal life ? What woman? What community has ideals? It is truly grand to be idealists in the right direction. You ask what is an ideal ? An ideal might be defined as one's idea of what is most desirable, desirable, or most to be sought after, borne are of the opinion that education, refinement refinement and culture are the most desirable things to be attained. Some have the idea that to get the maximum amount of pleasure out of life is the climax of existence, existence, others are occupied with the idea that the making of money and amassing of wealth is the most important aim to have. They seem to think money will stand for all the rest. There are jnany ideas prevalent that might be mentioned, but those we have referred to are perhaps the outstanding ones. When any one of these ideals dominates the life of an individual individual or a community, it sets limits to their ambitions and measures the scope of their activities and character. Editors have their peculiar troubles, it is true, but the scribe who wrote this paragraph paragraph wasmot drawing very hard on his imagination for this little list of stunts: An fditor should be able to write a poem, discuss the tariff, umpire a ball game, preach the gospel, beat a lawyer, report a wedding, write obituaries, saw wood, describe describe afire, make one dollar do the work of ten, spout at a soiree, address the agricultural agricultural society, abuse the liquor traffic, test whiskey, subscribe to chanty, go without meals, sneer at snobbery, wear diamonds, invent catchy advertisements, , overlook scandal, praise the babies, administer administer to the afflicted, fight to a finish- mould opinions, sweep the office move the world, scorn the flesh and the* devi , be everything, feel everything, see and know everything on this worldly footstool and do it all on a dollar a year subscrip- tion basis-hard lines, ■' .s true-bu verily, it is not surprising that baldness and neurological battles early decimate the ranks of journalism ! Public good practical ton to become their pastor present Conference term. Rev. J. E. Griffith of Victoria College, Toronto, was preacher on Hampton cuit Sunday Jan. 17th inJhe inter ~ appreciation amounted to cir- sts of often shown by his official actions since T^mperance'and Moral Reform Dept, of he assumed the duties of Chief Inspector. tbe jy[ e thodist Church. His messag His latest expressed belief, as published in ; were received with great The Daily Star, is that "the effect of add- . and . the financial response ing fifth book classes to the public schools with the object of covering the lower, R V- W- Higgs, Tyrone, President of grades of high school work, would have Bay of Quinte Summer School recently the effect of keeping thousands of children vi J ted Albert College,Belleville, and made at school who would otherwise lea ve^ at arangements f or the holding of the school the fourth book without going on to the aJ . th | colle ge from July 5 to II. Rev. high school." We have held this belief Df Bakeri Principal of the college isprov- for years and would make every public himse if to be a friend to _the Young school a continuation school if we could p * . , Movem ent of the Conference, have our way. This is going back to the v _ t aker formerly pastor system of 45 years ago when ^ I f *^rt Hope Methodist church, but now «T? "holdingaTeacher's FÎrst Class Cer- : of Z°on Tabernacle, Hamilton, says m ^ficaïe ^anS g duririg ffis ten years teaching writing The Times: "We are both well nublic schools graduated several teach- ; an d exceedingly happy m our w or . 7 ers P wh"n=v=rtw the ms^of ^higher ?ic k and hogtul GOOD FOR WEST DURHAM 1 agricultural re- Shoes that toill keep ? our feet 7t>arm and dry, at the same time, be neat and comfortable. Farms for Sale or Rent school High schools have wrought more heavy. This is a , poiiïd- scnoo. b , , | this country w ith gymnasium and other modern equip- Z U n edCcationaK? S a e idling to admit, ment. I relish the activity and am piea^ We beteve asTspector Cowley does that ed to say the Divine bless.ng has rested the adoption of fifth book classes is with- upon our undertakings. in the powers of the trustees, and it would i Bowmanvi n e Epworth Leaguers enjoy- in no way affect the high school popula- « kind hospita ii t y of Oshawa Simcoe- tion. MEN Men's Kip Boots \ $2.50 Men's Box Calf Boots, heavy soles, Goodyear welt, from $3.00 to $5.00 Men's Calf and Patent Colt Boots, English last, in both single and double soles, $5.00 WOMEN Women's Calf Button in single or double sole, suitable for street wear $3.00 to $4.00 Women's Calf or Patent Button, Button, cloth top, in turn or Goodyear welt soles ••• ....$3.50 to $4.50 A full line of Dr. Heed's Cushion Soled Boots for ..$5.00 Are you looking for a farm . It makes no differenc how large or how small, I have probably just what you are looking for. Farms suitable for mixed farming, farming, fruif farms, market gardening, gardening, etc. Now is the time to buy. We never go into anv ° f the merits in the parliament buildings m Toronto Toronto or Ottawa that we do not think what is the use or necessity for so many officials and clerks being kept at the expense expense of the country ? Possibly every newspaper office in the Dominion receives ppprh at least half a ton of printed every year at least reports, literature-and other information sent out free by the Governments. Few of them are read, for who has tune or inclination inclination to strain his; wes going thru natre after Daee of statistics? The cost for preparation, publication and distribution distribution is enormous. Perhaps some of these reports and statistics are^ necessa^bat Possibly no high school _ class in the Province exceeds in number the West Durham class now attending Bowmanville High School Short Course under direction of Mr. R. S. Duncan, B^. A., and his assistant, Mr. Irvine, B. b. A., the class numbering 48 young men. _ We are proud of this, record as The James Papers have taken a special interest in getting the young farmers to take advantage advantage of this splendid opportunity to add to thefr knowledge and broaden thetr ideas about their occupation. We wish two more would come in to round out the 50-- the number set by us at the outset. Thev are already into real practical work, judging cattle and sheep. for on Tuesday afternoon the Agricultural Ulass visited the noted stock farm of Messrs. Samuel Allin & Sons, "Anr„d ,l= ' sou,h. west of Bowmanville, where classes 01 Beef Cattle and Sheep were judged. Ex cel lent specimens of Shorthorn cattl Leicester sheep, which were.nsplend.d condition, formed the basisof the d^ _ The class will visit Retreat Ua iry, - F. H. Joness, this FARMERS ATTEND The annual farmers' institutes in West Durham are announced for Jan. 27, Solina and Jan. 28 at Nestleton and the women s institutes will meet at same hours and places. It is a good plan, one that has been found to work splendidly to joint evening meetings with Monday members evening. availed have a varied pro- theîr ideas Only two st. Methodist League About seventy-five . themselves of this pleasure trip, conveyed conveyed thither in band-wagons and sleighs, several narrow escapes being re .P?£, ed ?" th - iournev The guests furnished the program which was of a patriotic nature, ïhe President, Mr. W. G.Butson, giving a talk on the causes of the P resent WRk .' patriotic readings by Misses Greta Wick pit Carrie Painton and Frances E. Conley, pfano^los by Master Everct, Hardy and i Misses Leta Bragg and Reta Co ^' P ia - I due t by Misses Helen and Florence Morris, vocal s y olo, Mr. Fred J. VanNest; and^selec- gram. me etings are to be held in vuvcll ovlv , ,. ... _ in this series. Government t 5nns bv the male quartette--Messrs^ this riding^ m this d sene e war ^ tendsto ^ ^VTed and Otto Bragg. Appe- fin vTthem lower. But farmers must not refreshments after a most enjoyable S^StteresfJP wave in cense- sociS hour, compiemd ^ mter^nd quence in pleasant visit with the Oshawa the children and young To link up the church in an aggressive Insurance Information ItMUl . j many of them are never read, all right to have files and card index systems systems and all such, but consider the wasted and energy that might be time women. Are you interested in Insurance ? Do you want information about insurancç ? I will gladly answer answer any questions about insurance insurance that you wish to know. Don't hesitate to call and see me. Harry Cann Insurance and Real Estate more profitably employed, and money wasted in recording and compiling details that are of so little value that anything or anybody would not suffer if they never appeared in pr nted form. In too many respects Government Government department officials have gone stark mad on detail and publicity. The Civil Service list of Canada, 680 pages, for instance, contains the napes and salaries of some 13,700 persons employed m the several departments of the Civil Service and the two houses of parliament, a large number of whom are engaged in compiling compiling statistics. Add to these the employees employees of the provincial governments and see what an army of salaried clerks and officials officials this country has to support. You should see the list. sion. - , the dairy farm of Mr. Thursday afternoon. The names of students who have not been reported in The James Papers: Arthur C. Bragg, Bowmanville Geo. T. Pascoe, Hampton Hilton Peters, p n . Oscar Luxton, Bowmanville, K.R. 4 Joseph Davies, M * G. L. Leask, p p , W. J. H. Gaud, " R K - 1 Eriiest Freeman, Carl Billings, Leskard Harry Philp, Nestleton Sta. Leslie Hoskin, Oshawa Arthur Jamieson, Camborne High School boys attending spare periods are : Nelson Reynolds, Solina Milton Sanderson, Enniskillen Allen Martin, NewcMtle Orville Henderson, Bowmanville Albert Cole, Hampton Willie White, Superintendent Geo. A. Putnam says ?hlTs,im, U = S ,hey sho f u.d m showX1 ap- fov the conquesfof me .world nreciation by attending the - f or Christ is first of all a benediction for larger numbers and taking part m the dis- J hemselves> The "unconscious tuition, misions The Department is willing to Bishop Huntingdon s continue to help the , f arming c ° r "^ unlty phrase, which an interest in in those ways which will be of greatest £ splendid enterprise would create value but unless the present series of would undoubtedly prove the most power- meetings is most liberally supported we f ac tor in their religious educatmn shall have ta consider some re adjustmen tbe church could command. snan r. m0 ot nus ran be wulv " 1 . u» mns expressive such a big whereby the holding of meetings can made more effective would at the same time be the It most ef- recruiting agency which the church tuvv/k* » fcCtlVC ICCi uuu j 5 , » Our aim has been.to secure well ; _qualh could employ for securmg^needed^up- fied soeakars for the coming series and p i y of ministers and missionaries, deaenn- tied S P®? K ^ olentv of illustrative ma- £4 d soc j a i service workers, tor me îriarw" h them SO y that the instruction -g "d the life generally follow the Ç Should be of great value. The greatest vestment G f money and labor. To should d . b . however, unless the t * n tbe children the habit of 8 y ste y tin» nearest you. Remember the be by all odds the surest and swmest w y meeting. nearest^. tQ too . De oy a, (he future church against dates and ask your neighbors to go, during Because a Supreme Range 5°% of in the immensely i|>= rea ^ iU sure i T create yo"^«^!ASoS porlanily which " me you should buy aSupremetthere kood reasons. Mason & Dale. Dr. and Mrs. John Montgomery, Ar North Dakota, visited his sister, ^ l f °You r *will be delightedwith the Canad- - ïti-SSi-MÏÆSSSi M« h, TTGibson, and'old friends in Dar- variety to please all. ^JnandCartwright townships I