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$i.oo ajvear.in advance ; $1^50 to United States BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO, CANADA, THURSDAY, APRIL 29- 1915. Volume. LXI. No. 18. 'C Couch, Johnston & Extend a cordîâl invitation to the Ladies of Bowman ville and vicinity to meet an expert Corsetiere at their store on Wednesday, Thursday or Friday of next week--MAY 5th, 6th and 7th. This lady will show all styles of New Corsets, including Lace Fronts, Abdo and Lïf tup, in fact corsets corsets to stilt every style of figure, both in comfort and appearance. All Made in Canada T HE marked refinement of styles noticeable in our shoes for ladies this season, has been generally commented upon by every woman who has visited visited the store. A refinement not only in shape, but in the careful manner in which they are made Daintiness seems to have been the watchword watchword of the makers and they have followed yf fashion's decree in producing footwear that seizes to give the foot a trim, neat appearance in distinct contrast over the styles of former seasons* -ft Recently received shipments of high shoes, oxfords oxfords and pumps for street and evening wear will interest you. for they include many new styles not shown before. * -OUR PRICES, OF COURSE ARE ALWAYS LOWEST,. CONSIDERING SUPERIOR , QUALITY THE STORE OF QUALITY £. SERVICE BANK OF MONTREAL ESTABLISHED t8I7 Incorporated by a4ci of Varlltanem Capital -- $16,000,000 Rest -- -- $16,000,000 Undiv. Profits 1,046,217.80 Saving* Department llead Office, Montreal. J. A. McClellan, ~ Manager, Bowmanville Branch. 3 Desirable Residences In Bowmanville FOR SALE Centrally [^located, heated by furnaces, with bathrooms, waterworks, waterworks, all in excellent condition. One is a nevr house. Will sell for cash, or terms to suit purchasers. purchasers. Investigate to-day. Build This Summer This summer isggoing to be a good time to build. Pick out a lot now. • I have eome very cheap lots and also other lots centrally,, ^located at bargain prices. Remember I insure - everything. HarryiCanh Insurance and Real Estate PROF. McCREADY'S VISIT. , So full are our pages with records of local events and advertising that the .editor's .editor's talks are crowded out again. Considerable Considerable local and other reading matter left over last week appear on 2nd page-- inside. - 1 This is not an agricultural number, but farmers should not fail to read "What the Land Needs," à capital article from The Canadian Countryman. Everybody must read under Red Cross Work "What Children Children are doing for the Soldiers"--on inside inside page. We ask you, kind reader, to read the report of Prof. McCready's visit to the High School. It is a credit to the school that two students were a^ked by us to give us a report of Prof. McCrèady's inspection and address. This request was made after the proceedings were over and the report is an excellent summary ot the address. You cannot afford to miss hearing Mr. H. J. Osborne give the illustrated lecture --120 brilliant pictures of Canadian Contingents, Contingents, Wounded and Hospital, War Ships, Air Ships, Submarines, Troops from Far Dominions, Great Britain, London, London, Generals and Admirals, The Army, Battle Scenes, Bomb Dropping, . Belgian Ruins and Refugees, East Coast Bombardment Bombardment etc., Opera House,' Bowmanville, Friday evening. . See Programs. BEAUTIFY BOWMANVILLE. Friday, April 30th will be Arbor Day. The Tree Wardens will have Maples and Elms ready for distribution in the afternoon. afternoon. Parties wishing them to plant in, front of their property should- apply at once to the Tree Wardens or Civic Improvement Improvement Committee. Some, of our citizens are fixing the boulevards outside the sidéwalks, setting a fine example for others to follow--notice follow--notice Centre Street for instance. Delivery boys should be careful not to drive against the grass strips. MR. Ai J. TAYLOR BURIED HERE The funeral of Mr. Andrew J. Taylor, Canadian general agent of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad, who died while on a trip to California for - his health, was held here Saturday in the presence of a. large numbe&gjxhis sorrowing sorrowing friends, interment being made in the family plot in Bowmanville Ceÿnétery. The funeral arrived on the morning Canadian Pacific Railway train from Toronto, Toronto, two special cars being attached to accommodate the great number of Toronto Toronto and out-of-town friends who accompanied accompanied the body, the family service being held the evening previous in the residence, 690 Spadina Avenue, Toronto. Among the party were a large number of men prominent in the commercial and transportation transportation life of Toronto. Members from the various clubs of which the late Mr. Taylor had been a member were also in attendance. On arrival at the station of the funeral party a great nuiqber of townspeople were present to pay their last respects to the memory of deceased. One carriage was necessary to carry the magnificent wreaths and floral tokens, which included a beautiful beautiful broken wheel, given by the railway friends, while other large pillows and sprays were sent by the third Saskatchewan Saskatchewan division of the Ç. Pf R. at Moosejaw, Western Ontario Bowling and Curling Club of Clinton, Toronto Curling and Bowling Club, Victoria Club and Transportation Transportation Club. At the grave service was conducted by Rev. Dr. R. Douglas Fraser. Pallbearers were : H. G. Thorley, J. J. Rose, B. H. Bennett, W. Hamilton Burns, W. Hume Grant and W.'Jackson. Chief mourners were John Rankin Taylor, son, Kenora; J. G. Taylor, general superintendent C. P. R., Moosejaw; Colin Rankin, Haileÿbury; John and D. A. Rankin,, Vancouver; Gordon Gordon Stewart, Sedley, Sask.; John Gow, Kingston; and F. W. Clark, son-in-law, Toronto. ' , Among friends present were : W. Hamilton Hamilton Burns, W. H. Grant, E. D. McCormack, McCormack, G. S. Pearcy,, of Victoria Club; Walter Maughan, C.P.RL, Montreal; T. J. McTague, Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul, Buffalo; F. F. Lawrence, G. T. R., Goderich; B. C. Travers; G. T. R., Paris; C. E. Horning, Jas. I. Anderson, Jas. F. Goodall, L. J. Gràbill, P. G. VanVIeet, L. Macdonald, John Gray,! E. W. Smith, of Grand Trunk; Joseph Kidd> president of the Canadian Ticket Agents' Association, Goderich; Jas. ■<. Steele,, C. J. Black, C. P. R. , Montreal; W. Jackson, C.P.R., Clinton; Burton H. Bennett, Johni_M. Copeland, of North-western; John J. Rose, Union Pacific; Pacific; F. A. Nancekivell, j Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste Marie; W. J. Hamilton, 1 Lehigh Valley; W. H. B. Snazel, Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul;! H. E. Watkins, F. H. Terry, Great Northern; R. G. Mc- Crâw, Canadian Freight Association; J. A. Yorick, Burlington Route; Frank C. Foy, N.Y.C. Lines; J. A: Richardson, Wabash; Wm. A. Gray, Delaware and Lackawanna; H. G. Thorley, J. J. Brigpall, representing steamship companies; M. McGregor, of the Erie; M. G. Murphy, W. T. Dockrill, T. A. Riddell, J. Jolly, C. W. McMullen, S. Wertheim, of Canadian Pacific; Thos. Symington ot Shédden Forwarding; W. J. Langton of Dominion Transport; and R. J. Kearns df New York Life Insurance Co. For Infants and Children. The Klnd Yon Hava Always Bought Bears the Signature of Highly Pleased with Agbigultubs- al Progress in Our High school. Specially lleported for The James Papers by Students Orville Henderson ana Gordon Manning. . Bowmanville High School was favored favored last Friday by a visit from Mr. S. B. McCready, B. A., Director of Elementary Agricultural Education and Professor of Nature Study at the O.A.C., Guelph. This is the second time he has visited, this school and student,s and teachers greatly enjoyed listening to his practical suggestions offered in such a kindly manner. During the day he inspected the agricultural records made by the students, and at 3.00 p.m. the school gathered in the Assembly Hall to listen listen to an interesting address ' on the. importance and necessities of agriculture. agriculture. Some members of the High School Board and Principal R. D." Davidson and the Public School staff and several other citizens availed themselves of the opportunity of hearing hearing Professor McCready. By way of introduction he made a few comments and suggestions to the students on the recording of agricultural agricultural notes, and congratulated them and the members of the board on having having such an efficient teaching staff and such a well equipped scientific laboratory. laboratory. He said that there was no need to search the note books to see the school's progress along the line of agriculture agriculture for a look into the science room would be sùfficient proof of that with its incubator .(now in operation), cream separator, milk tester, bee hives and numerous other articles relating to this branch of study. * An evidence of the increasing interest interest being taken by thè schools, he said was the fact that whereas last year five High 'Schools in Ontario were teaching agriculture, this year there are twelve giving instruction in that important line of study. "There are four main reasons" he said, "why agriculture agriculture is important : Firstly, riiost of the people come from the country; many prob ibly not directly but their father, mother, grandparents or some of more remote ancestors in nearly all cases were born in the rural districts." As a proof of this it was found that right in this schotd approximately 45% of the students were country-born, about 25% who were town-born but whose both parents were country born and about 20% whose father ov mother was reared on the farm while those whose parents were both of town of city origin represented about 10% of them. Secondly, a very large part of the wealth of the country comes from the soil. The five chief resources of this country are : forest, furs, fish, minerals and the soil. The forests are being cleared and as a consequence the fur bearing anima' s are diminishing, the attack on the fish is enormous every year, and the mines will in' time become become exhausted, so that the most reliable reliable resource of .the country is the soil. This too #111 play out in time unless proper treatment is given it along the lines of scientific farming. Thirdly, man is absolutely dependent dependent upon the frui s of the soil for his daily bread. Nearly every article of food except fish comes directly or indirectly indirectly from the agricultural industry. industry. One year of world crop failure would wipe the whole animal kingdom, kingdom, including man, from the face of the earth. . Lastly, agriculture is important -because -because the best people come from the country and enjoy the most -independent -independent and healthy life. The rural folk have often been described as ' the balance balance wheel of a nation. The needs of agriculture speak very loudly in this Province. The census of 1911 showed a remarkable increase in social and town life and a consequent consequent decrease in the tillers of the soil. In Old Ontario alone there was a loss of 375,000 people during the decade from 1901 to 1911. Huron county lost 40% of its country population. The years 1912 and 1913 were probably the years of the greatest migration from Ontario büt it was checked last year by crop failures in the West. Probabilities Probabilities are that after this war many from the towns and cities will be glad to return to the farms, for the crisis will surely come whe 1 the few on the land will no longer be able to produce food enough to supply the urban multitudes. multitudes. Already, we are importing New Zealand butter and Chinese eggs into Canada. It is not expected nor desired that agriculture should ever reach the prominence here that it has in Denmark Denmark and Belgium where an average of seven acres supports a-family but if there were a family on every fifty acres in Ontario, conditions would be great' y improved. We need more people on the farms and the best people that we can find.' We need the weir educated* young men not those who had to leave school before completing completing the public school coursé. It has been suggested that every farmer be compelled to ■ possess a certificate showing that he is capable of farm management, the same as a doctor or a teacher, bpt this will not likely be carried into practice. The girls also have their sh&re of duty towards their country,- either in the home or in the professions. Many High School girls are looking forward to teaching. In this profession they can rendér good service to the country. country. There is a mg task for the right kind of girls teaching in the rural schools. Here they can extend marvellous marvellous influence over the minds of the young" and prevent many of the boys from leaving the farm when they grow DAN D'S LETTERS A MODERN DENTAL OFFICE WIN FRIENDS. English Ladies Send Bowmanville Boys Good Things. Mrs. Thomas P. Fletcher, cousin of the Editor writing from England tells how Pte. Dan Douglass' letters have won for the Canadian boys from Bowmanville. Bowmanville. real friends in the Old Conn- ! try as well as all over this Dominion. Altho Mrs. Fletcher's letter is a pri- ' vate one we take the liberty of pub-1 fishing some paragraphs and express for the friends of the boys from here ; as well as from our citizens generally sincerest gratitude for the very kind generosity and thoughtfulness of the Blackpool ladies who seconded so nobly Mrs. Fletcher's suggestion. 44 Clevedon Road, Blackpool, England. April 14,1915. My Dear Cousin--Since I last heard from you, what a change has taken place in our land ! Dan Douglass Douglass has written us several times:" Since we first wrote to him after reading reading his interesting letters in The Statesman we felt as though we should like to do something for someone someone from Bowmanville. We have sent several- parcels out, some of which, we learn, he has not received, owing no doubt to his being in the hospital. But likely someone else has enjoyed them. We have sent them to him and asked him to pass them on to the -other Canadians. We noticed that he was asking for socks for the soldiers, so we sent what we had ready, they should get them today or tomorrow. We also made up a nice parcel of quite a lot of things--chocolate, things--chocolate, cocoa, milk, sweets, (candies-,) tqbacco and various other things. You see our own soldiers have such a lot of friends of their own to send them necessaries and comforts that we are glad to do something for the Canadians. We have been, working since the beginning of the war, the ladies of Blackpool forming themselves into three companies : North, South and Central and we have made endless garments for the wounded and socks, shirts and helmets for the men going out. Our Blackpool citizens have hardly been able to move about for soldiers, this being such a place for visitors they could put in a lot of men. Our immense immense promenade is such a grand place for soldiers to drill when the tide is in and when tide is out they have drilled on the sands. The men have been drafted away in such numbers and so quickly the past two months that we have only about t.-ree thousand thousand here now. Our road is so full of F. A. B. that it will seem quite deserted deserted when we do not hear the bugles and see the men in action. Ordinarily before the war our town was brilliantly lighted and the Promenade Promenade was one blaze of light but now we have no lights at all, it is fearfully d irk. All the streets are in darkness. This action is taken owing to Blackpool Blackpool b.ting on the coast and near Bar- row which is a large ship-building place and contains Government stores. I Last night a big search light was go- ' ing all night, no doubt authorities were expecting a raid. They are always always on the look-out. What a blessing it will be when this war is over but I am afraid the worst is to come yet. I noticed the name reported reported in your paper of one of your men--Ira Scott--being in hospital, the last we heard he had been wounded in thé leg. . I hope I am not wearying you with all this war talk but there seems nothing else here talked about. Business is almost a't a stand still. I think you are safer in Canada than we are. Conditions here are more alarming alarming if we go on the train after dark, all the blinds are drawn in the carriages carriages (coaches) and in the tram cars (streetcars) the same precaution is taken. up. But there is a strong tendency for girls to rush to the towns and cities to teach. Girls, do not ignore the country School. Year by year our ideas of education are broadening. Sixty years ago, a High School course consisted of mathematics mathematics and classics. Since then the modern languages have been introduced, introduced, science in its various phases has been added and now the more modern subjects of every day interest of which agriculture is probably the most important are gaining prominence in the curriculum. Three of the main employments are : (1) housekeeping; (2) manual training involving the -use of machinery, tools etc., and .(3) producing producing the fruits of the soil. In years to come we will see subjects relating to these occupations replace many of the topics now on the school course. Do not carry away any false notions about what an educated person is. An education doesn't consist in the possession possession of certificates or diplomas. He is educated who has an honest sympathetic, sympathetic, clean and open mind, and the country is the very place to develope a mind of this kind. No place offers greater opportunities for _ broadening and strengthening the intellect. A man can become edücated just as well by following the plow as by studying Latin or reading history, An Irish * engineer once, when asked what an educated person was, said, "An educated educated man is a man who is on to his job." Let us be on our job no matter what it may be. By request of Principal Dandeno some observations on the address of Prof. McCready were offered by Editor M. A.James and Mr. J.H.H.Jury, both of whom spoke in Very enthusiastic and hearty appreciation of the address. Dr. J. C. Devitt Now Occupies His New Office on the Sunny Side of King St., Bowmanville It would be hard to imagine any dentist in city or town having a more complete, comfortable, convenient and up-to-the- minute office than that now occupied by Dr. Devitt in the Harry Cann Building, King St. Np expense seems to have been spared in remodelling the second flat into a most inviting and attractive dental office. The front of the building has been tuck pointed. Four large bay windows have been placed in both front and back of the building, which provides an abundance of light. Hardwood flooring has been laid throughout and the walls and ceilings are painted and papered in an harmonious color scheme of drown and green. For the general illumination inverted fixtures are placed in the center ol the ceiling giving a soft semi-indirect light. Dentistry has made rapid advances the past few years, the improvements in equipment, equipment, methods and materials have practically practically revolutionized the profession. During During the fifteen years Dr. Devitt has been practising in Bowmanville he has kept well apace with his profession.and to-day you will find in his Operating Room arid Laboratory Laboratory the most modern conveniences and scientific equipment obtainable, which means increased efficiency that saves lime and labor, Much of the dread and fear of sitting in a dentist's chair has been removed removed by the installation of.such a modern modern equipment. Space will hardly permit giving a detailed description of the complete complete outfit, but special mention should be made of the Instrument Cabinet in. the operating room. . It is finished in fumed oak with marble and onyx coverings. The electric switchboard and compressed air attachments are special features of this cabinet, which are connected to different kinds of sprayers. It also keeps the water heated constantly to the proper mouth temperature. The several compartments of the cabinet are also very complete and convenient for holding supplies. A fountain fountain cuspidor with saliva ejecior is another acquisition that will be much appreciated by the patients. Then there is the electric electric reflector, electric dental engine, and considerable other minor equipment all installed with the object of giving greatest greatest efficiency and comfort to the patient. A second operating room has been suitably suitably equipped for taking impressions, extractions extractions and other emergency work. The Laboratory has bèen equipped in a very complété and convenient fashion, which is ample to the needs of the office. Here we find the compressed air pump and tank, blow pipes, gold work, plates, etc. The Reception Room is arranged with good taste and judgment for the convenience convenience of waiting patients. A Retiring Room has also been furnished with couch, etc., for lady patients who are faint or are recovering from the effects of anaesthesia. In all it will be seen that Dr. Devitt has spared no expense in furnishing and equipping equipping his office in a most up-to-date manner. manner. We feel certain the genial Doctor will receive the degree of satisfaction as well as the measure of favorable comment to which he is entitled from his wide circle of friends in and around Bowmanville. VERY PLEASANT EVENING. Social Dance in Interest of Patriotic Patriotic Fund Nets $76.10. A most enjoyable dance in aid of the, Canadian Patriotic Fund, was held in the town hall on Thursday night and was largely attended. The effort met with the reward it deserved for the dance turned out to be an unqualified success both socially and financially. After defraying expenses the, organizers werç in a position to hand over $76 to the finance committee ... . of the association. The success of the evening was due mainly to Mr. Leo J. Barry, the Genial District ' Manager of the Seymour Power.Co. who was ably assisted assisted by a small but energetic .committee, vA . special vote of thanks is dnfe tio the ladies •} for the very efficient manner m which > they looked after the catering. The Town Council kindly granted the use of the hall free, the D. O. & P. Co;, placed a .piano gratis at the Committee's disposal and the necessary printing was supplied at a greatly reduced rate, thereby reducing expenses to a minimum. The amount raised raised will come in most appropriately to the local branch as the funds were at a low ebb owing to the amount originally originally subscribed (about $1000) having been utilized solely, for the purpose for which it was intended. Anyone who has not yet been called upon or who has overlooked sending in a contribution contribution might forward their remittance to the Treasurer of the fund, Mp^W. E. Geary, at the D. O. & P. Co's., office. Do not hesitate to send a subscription because you cannot make it as large as you could wish--the smallest contribution is acceptable acceptable ! We might point out to all contributors contributors and intending contributors that at present, at least, the local branch does not intend to follow the lead of many towns .and cities by collecting and remitting large sums of money to Ottawa, but simply simply to raise sufficient-funds to cope with the requirements in our own locality. METHODIST MINISTER DIES. Rev. H. V. Mounteer, chairman of Ma- doc District, was taken ill on Tuesday while attending a funeral at Flinton with pleurisy and died suddenly Wednesday morning of heart failure. He was a Durham Durham county boy, born in Hope township near Wesleyville, where he will be buried this Friday evening. He was one of the best preachers in this Conference and filled filled successful pastorates at Orono and Cavan in this county. He succeeded Rev. John Garbutt at Cannington when he came to Bowmanville. He also expected to succeed him as President of the Conference. Conference.