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Couch, Johnston & Cryderman ?\ i\}&l «•! JL w EL ÜCTMEKTAL Have received and are now showing their first shipment of Ladies Spring Suits and Coats made of the newest materials and in very latest styles Burpee's Garden Smut «» Grain Seeds. •The Government in a- recent bulletin advises the people to be careful in the selection of their Garden and Flower seeds.. It pays to buy these early so you can test them before before planting. Wb will tell you how to test seeds in a simple way. Hundreds of particular people have been sending for Burpeeb Seeds for years--They are known the world over. Last year we made arrangements with this old Reliable Seed House for supplying this district with these seeds and we can save our customers both duty and postage in jnost cases. Leave orders early. JURY & LOVELL How Cheap Lice on Cattle How to make Calves Thrive on Skim Milk. J Farmers in this district should guard against smut on grain this year. Jury & Lovell will give any farmer a neatjittle booklet giving full instructions how to prevent it in a simple cheap way. It's free if you calljor 3 çts by mail. But How Good One of the reasons people like to deal with us is that our motto4ias always been "There is nothing too good for our Customers." Quality is our first consideration. If we buy an article that is not up to the standard back it goes. If you get an article from us that does not satisfy you, bring it right back. We take just as much pains to safeguard your interests interests as we do to protect our own and you need never hesitate to come in and tell us if by any chance you are . not satisfied. We buy for 12 big stores and our 12 managers are all keen experienced buyers with their eyes wide open for best values. It pays to deal with ns, LICE---Now that Insect Powder has advanced so in price and Hellebore has more than doubled, it pays farmers far better to use a compound which we have prepared. We'call it "Death to Lice" and those who are using it say it is the best thing they ever tried. One farmer told us he could see the lice falling off his hogs like hail off a roof ; 30c for half a pound. CALVES--Those farmers who are using our Calf Meal are delighted. It saves many dollars and produces quick visible results---25 pound bags $1.25 or $4.00 per hundred. If you pay less for other kinds you are not getting the quality. If you pay more you are paying paying too much for there Is nothing better on the market at any price. Jury & Lovell & lovell, When We Test Eyes It Is Done Properly The Safe, Satisfactory Druggist" and Optician." Writes of Hospital, Life in France Mr. Norman S. B. James has received the folio wingletter from Nursing Sister Mabel E. Bruce, former Superintendent Superintendent of Bowmanville Hospital, and has handed it over to the Editor to give our readers which we gladly do. In France, February 27, 1916 | Dear Mr. James,--Many times I i have intended writing and telling you how much I appreciate thé good old , Statesman. Recently I havéhadsome Canadian boys in my tent ward who were also very glad to see it for one was from Oshawa and the orner from Toronto and we all saw names at least which were familiar to us all and even that is a good deal to us over here. You see what I can tell you sounds to me very unimportant in the midst of such strenuous living as there is here in these times. As you see I am in France--very indefinite isn't it? But if you stood here and looked round you would feel just like that--there is an inlet from the English Channel on one side of us and on the other hand you see immense sand-dunes and then, if you look half a dozen other directions all you can see is sand-dunes and sand- dunes and more sand dunes with a little pine forest here and there. Our hospital with several other hospitals are nestled in here and at night, it is a beautiful sight to look down upon a city of tents and roughly built huts,-- but a city of merciful refuge-for "our boys". If the dear people at home who are so splendidly aiding in this work could see the chaps snuggle down in their clean sheets and comfortable beds and say "Oh sister this is like heaven after the trenches" and indeed they seem to even over-look a lot of the pain in ;he joy of it--I am sure the home folk would feel repaid for any sacrifice they may have made--and let me tell you if you saw what I see you would never dream of calling the little you give up --sacrifice. Oh it is true enough, our boys are not angels--just good normal manly men--and true enough, we cannot give 'hem nearly all the comforts we would wish but we do our best and they do )heirs and you'd be surprise 1, I am sure, to see how cheerful, bright and merry we all are. Many a hearty laugh we have together. This week we have had a lot of snow and weather very cold indeed. This condition in a tent is not eyyfejfy conducive conducive to luxurious living;the* other morning I had a good snyw-ball with one of my convalescents. This, of course, was not exactly dignified on the part of a Nursing Sister but it was very jolly nevertheless. To begin to tell you of individual cases would be very easy but I would not know just where to stop. But the men who are holding our trenches to-day are princes and we cannot do too much for them. Indeed, our very best service is too little and _ while I regretted leaving Bowmanville and my dear friendsfchere yet I shall always be so glad that I c ime. If you saw how simply we live here you would know it is not because of personal comforts, however, tho we have comforts now which our pioneer Army Service Corps did not have, for we can have a hot bath, if one gets there ahead of some one else and now we have electric lights. We still, however, eat off the old granite dishes and our cutlery is not sterling silver. Wesit on high wooden benches, which wiggle fiercely and sometimes go down with us but we have lots of comforts withal. I am still on night duty--3 weeks tonight. tonight. We are very busy these times. I have about 60 patients most of the time these nights. As soon as they are able to go we send them to England, We hear the guns going day and night now. Some times I feel that I must have been led here for my boys tell me repeatedly, "No other sister mothers us the same as you do, sister" and while I know I am not the only sister who does, yet I know many who do not and as I said the other night to an Officer who was waiting for me to talk to him --he said, "Let one of the Orderlies do those thingsfor the patients, dont wear yourself out". I said "you just run along, Mr. Officer, these 'tommies' need a little love as much as liniments, medicines medicines and dressings". They are so Longing For Spring To Come n „ 1Ti t In France, Feb; 24. ear Mr. James,-- For once, tho 1 am as fit as the rest of the boys, I am not m the trenches with them. I am out on a bombing course--learningho w many different things lean sling at the enemy to do him damage, and the i the Editor, Mr ^ mb , e . r °P ei l 8 one's eyes" Some are splendid (?) ideas in the way of murderous murderous instruments. No wonder the bombers are called the suicide club, for if you didn't get rid of them after starting life into them, they'd need a broom and shovel to pick up the pieces left after the explosion. It's very interesting, interesting, and as we are kept at it from early morning until 4 p.m., you can the Company Does for Its Employees. On another page the Goodyear Industries Industries are finely illustrated and below below we publish an article that appeared nrst in The Canadian Manufacturer for February, presumably written by Gordon C. Keith, M.E u -- -- f' ■ ***• f j vu oau guess I m very nearly dreaming gren ades. There's one thing sure, it gives one confidence in those same things, and they really are as "safe as houses" if you use your think box. Everyone Das to take lessons now, so that in emergency emergency there would be someone ready "Fritz'* should, he get fresh. • ~-*is last trip in the trenches--I was in for two days with the boys--I had the pleasure of meeting (Baby) Ira Scott at his old position on the machine machine gun. He was in the , same trench as myself, and to see his cheery smile w^iS a real tonic to one's spirits. A n- other smile just as cheery came and planted itself in front of me the after we first came M.Sc., and which will give our readers a pretty fair idea of what the Goodyear Company are doing for the welfare comfort of their employees : To Mr. C. H. Carlisle, the Canadian Manager, Manager, is due the credit largely for ihe good work, altho' it is a business principle principle with the Goodyear officials to ®°,, after the personal interests or their factory helpers: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., with a large factory at Bowmanville, Ont., 700 to 800 employees though organized for profit, does not overlook overlook the necessity of providing for the comfort andhappiness of the employes. Recently, the company announced a reduction in theprice of their product, and in speaking of the reason for it to the writer, Mr. C. H. Carlisle, the manager, manager, said: day I heartsore and lonely! Imagine, living in the trenches for 12 or 13 months! One boy of 21 years who came in one night so sick and sore and spent, between between the twinges of pain he said "Oh Sister, it is so good to have a woman's hands around you again. I do not mind the pain".' Poor children, they are such babies, after all. The other day a whale was washsd ashore on the beach here, so I was very anxious to see it. We were told it was only 3 miles away so one of my friends I and I started out. Well, we walked I six miles before we found Mr. Whale. We walked back again and I had to go on duty at 7.30. We left at 3.30 p. m. No possible means of getting a carriage or conveyance of any kind here. Well we made it. Anyway I saw the whale and cut a piece of his tooth for a souv- , eniri I received the check from the GirlsI Patriotic Club and answered by return mail as I did before. I put to a vote of the patients what I would buy with i the money and there was a unanimous ■ vote for a gramophone. I am buying it from a firm in Glasgow as one of my patients was a workman in the factory, $55 --11£ ; I am having a plate put on L it with this inscription--' 'Presented by The Girls Patriotic Club,--Bowmanville, Club,--Bowmanville, Ontario. Canada, to oür soldiers." If you saw how my children enjoy it you would be glad. To-night one of the Officers who has a small Lantern for pictures is going to give a picture show in the Ward from 8 to 9 O'clock. I forgot to tell you we are about one and a half miles from Staples and 16 to 18 miles from Boulogne. I am told rge in--one that was so smaLand neat and round yet it was "road enough to cause me to exclaim Hello Keg"! It is good to see your pills after a spell away from them, when there might possibly be casualties.. casualties.. You never know when you are going to hear "so and so's got it". Another smile I met as we were chang- ac ^ ^ke evening before was Alex Ale Donald--but with a different atmosphere atmosphere around him. He is connected with the 3rdBntt., Toronto Regiment, but he can't help.that He stayed to see all the boys and see if all we e well. He certainly does not look out of place in his new togs. All the boys were in fine condition when I left to come here sloping around m the mud as if they liked it. It's been very cold here lately, and to-day we had quite a fall of snow which made things look clean for a short time. It soon melts here and of course, the Diud is a little worse. It'll soon be spring again and I guess there will be some great doings one of these days. If it finishes the whole thing--roll on that day. Nothing of any special interest to write about. You people in Canada hear more about our doings than we do, so I'll let the papers tell you all that news. My very sincere thanks to the friends who continue to write so regularly--I enjoy their letters .and will answer as soon as I can. By the look of things the war has even hit you a whack in the price list ! If the Kaiser could only realize the damage he's do ing with his nonsense here, I'm sure he d quit right away. Hope everyone is as well as they want to be in town that's remembering everyone isn't it? As before Yours Dan D. Editor's Note.--Dan D's letters to us have been very brief ones of late. Guess he is receiving so man y billet doux from our readers that he is kept busv answering them. Some elderly ladies we know have been writing to him. Frbm his last letter to us dated March 2 we publish these para Dear Mr. James,--You take my advice, advice, which in this case is good, and never put off writing 'till tomorrow-- as I have done this last two days, find that the best way to do is, when the thought strikes me, for me to strike the paper with a pencil. I dont think I've told you that we had a spell of Canadian winter weather here some days ago, in fact a week past now, glorious glorious white dog days, the earth with its white mantle provided by Nature, and fresh keen winds that put life into the body--and out of the feet! Say! I recited that last line to the boys here, and they were spell-bound for a moment, moment, then I noticed a stealthy movement movement towards anything that could be "heaved". I think they must believe in solid applause. Still, what do I care, as I've told a certain person before about about my poetry, it takes B-R-A-I-N-S to think of such statements as that, Aha! Just the same, those few days, tho cold,.were a fine change from the mud. Gone, it didn't last long, and we are back again to "as you were". I was at the Bombing School at the time, slinging bombs "for fun". They're great things when you're slinging slinging slinging them, and they can disturb some dirt at times. We are back in the trenches again after a few days' rest and are very comfortable-thank you! The boys are in good spirits just now- Canadian mail is expected to-night. How they do enjoy the home mail as you have been told many times before and the day that Canuck mail is due is with us "the" day. I don't know of anything new to tell you, Fritz is pretty quiet these days possi bly awaiting news of the big noise where the French are. We have news that Fritz is held in check, so I dont expect he will trouble us for a bit. "The biggest factor in our ability ability at this time to reduce prices to the user is the increased efficiency of our producers. We believe that whatever whatever will increase the welfare of our individual workmen will benefit the company as a whole. That is why we pay high wages to our workmen and secure the most skilled Canadian and British labor. Prof. Laugher and his Public School classes w ill Give Another evening of Fun and Music on Friday, March 3ist. The Opera House was packed to cap- p?,kr °c evenings last week when the .Public School Classes gave the delighted audiences two full hours of mirth, music and literary selections. In order to afford those who could not attend either night an opportunity to see one of the best school concerts ever enjoyed in Bowraan- vuie, and. incidentally, to make a little money for the Town Hospital, Prof. Laugher and Principal ■'Davidson have been requested to give the program a third time and have consented. Prof. Laugher says, however, that he will make several changes in and additions to the program. It will be an all-round first- class entertainment and there will be so much that will be new that those who saw the other programs will want to see this one, too. Tickets will be only 15c and 25c. Friday evening March 31 is the date. Plan to be opened at Mitchell's Drug Store on Tuesday March 28 at 10 a.m. Part of center section will be res- " erved at 25c per chair. You should not miss this concert. GRAND SPRING OPENING s W - . Mason & Son Score a Splendid Splendid Success--Crowds Throng the Store and Line the Street The snow lingers with us, making us feel that Spring hesitates to We have built a large number of the bright sunshine and balmy air "\n C Û C" 1 jZ~X YTT » v, -- -- n 1* _ /» 1 1 O t* HP I "i O O 41 TT YÎ n V» 1 « O 1 ..... J . f* 1 11 1 houses in Bowmanville for our factory ' of Tuesday March 21 made us feel that people, which protects them from high ! better days are coming. Th ; evening rents. OurGoodyear Club, in addition ^bis day was chosen and proved a to providing unusually comfortable living accommodation for a large number number of men, is equipped with bowling alleys, billiard room, readingandsmok- mg rooms for their recreation. In fact 1 everything that is humanly possible to do for the health, happiness, and comfort comfort of our factory employes has been done. Naturally, they give us in return return the best that is in them; the result result is an increased and improved output output and lower costs." The Goodyear Houses Id order to supply sanitary housing, the Goodyear Company decided to erect a number of houses for their employes employes which would give them ample accommodation for their families at low rental. Fifty-four houses 33x108 f eet, were erected. These are of pressed pressed brick wi th large porches. They each contain sixrooms, are well lighted, and are individually heated. They have hot and cold water and bath. The houses are well decorated, and the basement is full size of the house. The rental is very reasonable, being only $12.00 per house per month. Club Rooms for Amusement The Balmoral Hotel was purchased, remodelled and furnished, and makes an ideal club. There are 32 sleeping rooms, dining room, parlor, reading room, pool and billiard tables, bo wling alleys, shower and tub bath, etc. The whole represents an investment of *32. 000. use- best. for the The First we are about 25 milés from the firing. I feel this letter tells so little of what you would like to know but our letters are all censored. Congratulations to Mr. George W. James on his election to the Reeveship I am sure he will make. good and our country needs good men in the business now more than ever. Kindest remembrances remembrances to all my good Bowmanville friends and I hope to see you soon, very soon, but not I suppose until as the French say, "apres le guesse". The poor French, they are always planning great things for that indefinite time. Mabel E. Bruce, No. 1, Canadian General Hospital, France. B. E. F, Rooms are furnished, and with meals cost *5,50 for a single room and $5.00 each for a double room. The club is open to all employes of the company and their friends. The idea is to give the employes a pleasant place to live and to furnish amusement which is sometimes lacking in the smaller centres. centres. Tickets for, meals are issued to employes at the rate of 35 cents for breakfast and 40 cents for dinner, and many take advantage of this arrangement. arrangement. The reading room includes all the leading periodicals, papers, and technical papers on factory work such as The Canadian Manufacturer. Including Including all expenses and interest on investment, investment, there is an annual loss of about $7,000, which is made up by the company.. They feel sure that the expense expense is worth while. The employes are encouraged to take 3art in baseball, hockey, etc. There is a Goodyear band with instruments and uniforms. The company has donated donated space to the Gun Club. The company owns 32 acres and a number of vacant lots. These are apportioned apportioned out to employes who want to farm it, and many take advantage of it. These properties are inspected once each week. Fire Equipment and Safety Organization The factory is well equipped with a sprinkler system and two reserve tanks. The company has its own well- organized fire brigade and full fire fighting equipment, including chemical chemical extinguishers distributed through the factory, automatic fire doors, and separate exits for girls and men; chemically-treated chemically-treated sawdust for smothering fires of gasoline, naphtha, etc., ana wool blankets for the same purpose or for use in case a person's clothes should become ignited. All fire extinguishing apparatus is arranged at prominent locations, so that they may be easily secured when required. There is also a first aid outfit with men competent to use it. A safety first committee has been organized, and is at.work planning out the work which will be taken up, such as the erection of safety first signs and the use of safety devices. In connection with the use of safety devices, it is interesting interesting to note that on the Colle ndar roll, which run at the rate of 40 yards per minute, there is an automatic electric electric device which if touched by a workman will stop them immediately. How-Suggestions Are Secured Monthly meetings of foremen are held during the winter months and fortnightly the rest of the year for the discussion of factory problems. Meetings are held in the evening at the Goodyear Club, with the superin- mi st fitting occasion for the second annual event of the Spring Openings of dress materials so successfully inaugurated inaugurated and carried out by the enterprising enterprising firm of Messrs. S. XV. Mason & Son. The brilliant success of last year was an inducement for them to put on another this year, and the throngs of ladies who visited this store Tuesday evening when all the charm, beauty and fascination of the new dress goods, lingerie, and ready-made clothing for ladies were shown to the very best advantage and most attractively, attractively, giving an opportunity to see the rich and seasonable materials that this firm have placed in their large stock of spring goods. For weeks the efficient staff have been preparing for this important event, and their work and good taste certainly showed to good advantage in the excellent and superior manner in which the delicate fabrics and ful goods were placed to give the effect possible to the eyes of all, the ladies admired and praised display most enthusiastically, different sections of goods were divided divided by arches extending from one side of the building to the other, the lattice lattice work being decorated with pink and white apple blossoms with just enough touches of green to give the decoration a charming effect. The long counters were filled with displays of silks, crepe de chines, crepes, ninons, georgettes, poplins, etc., etc., comprising all the newest materials beautified by the handsome trimmings of gold and silver laces, and buttons in the newest designs, and in everjf color and shape imaginable. Dainty blouses in silk, silk crepe, and other sheer materials, and collars and fancy neck pieces delighted every beholder. The lingerie section contained beautiful articles of underwear underwear that called forth admiration from everyone, while the summer materials in white and daintily colored wash goods that suited every girl and woman he she blonde or brunette, would enhance her personal beauty and fit the depth of her purse. The white embroidered goods for trimming and dresses were exquisite and many a remark "My, isn't that beautiful ?" was heard as the eye fell on the articles articles so pleasingly displayed. The Ladies' Suit Department at the rear of the store has recently been renovated and looks charming from the tastefully hung window draperies to the newly stained floor, giving the section an air of comfort and suitability suitability for the the new and handsome display display of smart suit s, dresses, separate coats, skirts, children s clothes, etc., all in the newest styles, materials, and colorings to be found here. The prominent North way de-igns find a prominent place in this display while there are other manufacturers' goods that furnish a most complete stock and one from which any lady might find a most complete outfit for the coming season. We have not mentioned any of the other general lines of goods which will always be found in a general dry goods store. A large stork of carpets, curtains, linoleums, blankets, comforters, comforters, etc., is carried by this enterprising enterprising firm. They are determined to keep up to date and are always on the lookout for new ideas in this age when "something different" is being demanded. tendent in the chair. All questions arising from handling the work so as not to congestany one department are discussed, and any complaints or criticisms criticisms are settled or a commit tee appointed appointed to investigate and report at the next meeting. After the meeting a lunch is furnished at the expense of the company. Washrooms and Toilets Washrooms and toilets are located at convenient points. One bowl is allowed allowed to every 27 employes. Both paper and linen towels are furnished. Hot water is supplied -to Gartain(depart- - ments, such as the machine shop and compound room, where lead compounds are handled. Toilet rooms are located everywhere, one for every 22 employes t iMSËÈ$è&4 i > -4 M 1 4 ~ -4 -H « 4 » .4 A < ■A '-4 -4 4 4 i 4 Vf > .