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V $1.50 a year in advance ; $1.50 to United States. BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO, CANADA, THURSDAY, MARCH 30, 1916. Volume. LXII. No, 13; Couch, Johnston & Cryderman 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 Just a Word About Our Brushes Every Drug Store, in the country, no doubt sell Brushes of one kind another. Some brushes are or This week good others are not good. The fact remains, however, that you should buy a brush that represents fullest value for the amount of money you spend, whether. you put ten cents into an article or one dollar. We carry as fine a line of Brushes as any drug store could possibly have imported direct from manufacturers. Further we offer each and every brush on a quality representative basis at the lowest price obtainable. It matters not what kind of a brush you want-- we are sure we can supply your brush needs. 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We can save you duty and postage on. Burpee's famous seeds. Leave your orders early. Jury & Lovell, SCHOOL AGRICULTURE. Mrs. Jean Blewett, Toronto, is certainly certainly a woman of noble ideals. Her writings in prose or poetry, fact or fiction are always pregnant with fine sentiment. "King George's Men" is her latest war song and it is worthy of a high place among Canadian poems. Read it on another- page. ■ There's a Difference In Coal Many people think that all coal is alike. They're mistaken. mistaken. There's the biggest kind of difference. Some burns too quickly, some too unevenly and some leaves a larger residue of ash--waste. We sell and recommend LEHIGH VALLEY ANTHRACITE - The Coal That Satisfies We know it is always of uniform quality, long-burn -■ ing, even-burning, thorough- burning. It leaves, the least amount of ash. VVe charge only the . market price for this coal. John Holgate & PUBLIC SCHOOL CONCERT. The educational meetings arranged for recently by Dr. W. E. Tilley, Public School Inspector, Inspectorate No. 1, Durham^ County, were quite successful and great benefit to rural schools should result. Trustees, teachers teachers and parents were present and Dr. J. B. Dandeno, M. A., Provincial Inspector Inspector of Elementary Agricultural Classes, Toronto, the former Principal < of Bowman ville High School, and ah enthusiast on agricultural education in rural schools, was the chief speaker and his talks were interesting, practical, practical, well received and must bear good fruit. Unfortunately, Mr, R. S. Duncan, Duncan, District Representative, was unable unable to attend these meetings. Dr. Dandeno explained that the course of study in rural schools for many years past did not-offer much inducement to those who ■ expected to spend their lives on the farm. This was due to the fact that the subjects did not appeal sufficiently to the practical practical experience of the pupils. It is especially true of the advanced classes in public schools, and consequently many drop out because thé schools offer offer nothing that applies directly to their occupations. Classes in Agriculture Agriculture and the School-Garden with experimental experimental plots, should remedy this. Where such classes have been started the teaching has been improved, new interest aroused, and the grounds and buildings have become more attractive. In fact the teacher herself does better work and the school becomes a more important factor than ever in the neighborhood. Teachers should take advantage of Summer Courses in Agriculture at the O. A. C. Two Summer Courses of five weeks each are offered, practically without expense, to teachers. On completing these, the teacher is given a certificate in Agriculture. To such a teachër the grants are twice as much as those given to teachers having no certificate in Agriculture. Under these conditions larger grants are available for the trustees. Teachers are expected to undertake elementary work in the schools with the School-garden as a working laboratory. laboratory. A school-garden is not essential. essential. The work may be undertaken in connection with home projects, and these projects are largely under the direction of the District Representative Representative of the Department of Agriculture. In Dr. W. E. Tilley's Inspectorate only one school is qualifying for grants. It has a firsvv^ss school- garden. '"3# Trustees will encourage, teachers by securing land adjoining,--unless the school grounds are very large--and give thè teacher a start. Plots should be fenced and the expense of plowing, manuring etc, will be met with from the grants. Trustees should see to it that, if the teacher leaves the-school, her successor will carry on the work. Friday Evening, March 31. Attend with the family the school children's concert in the Opera House on Friday evening. They have been requested to repeat the concert for the benefit of the Bowman ville Hospital-- a most worthy cause--And have kindly kindly consented. Some ne w numbers have been substituted and the best things of the former programs will be repeated. repeated. Large numbers of citizens did not attend before--the Opera House was packed to the doors. Now they have a chance. Centre rows of seats on ground floor and first two rows in gallery gallery are reserved. Dont put off your reservation. Do it to-day. Others are only 15 cents, so that everybody can take their family. This is one of the best children's concerts ever put on here so dont fail to hear and see it. Yes, see it. For if you enjoy a real good laugh. SEE THIS CONCERT. Some say Master Tom Wilkinson and his six associates in the role of Charlie Chaplin are alone worth the 15 cents admission. Buy your tickets from the scholars and be there. Reserve seats at Mitchell's Drug Store. HIGH SCHOOL NOTES LETTER FROM FLANDERS Pte. Robt G- Dickinson Writes Another Another Very Interesting Story of Conditions Somewhere in. France At the open meeting of the Literary Society on Wednesday evening the most important feature was a lively debate between between members of Forms III and IV on "Resolved that the North American Indian has suffered more at the hands of the White Man than has the Negro". Judges were Messrs. M. A. James, E. H. McLean, J. S. Moorcraft, J. A. McClellan and F. R. Foley. The affirmative was upheld by Allin Annis, Miss Helen Johnston and Alan Gale of Form IV; the negative by Kenneth Cox, Miss Esther Steyens and Thomas Norton. All the speakers acquitted themselves themselves with distinction, particularly the ladies. After careful consideration, the judges, by a vote of 3 to 2 awarded the decision to the side upholding the affirmative--thus affirmative--thus declaring Form IV the winners of ihe Senior Debating Championship. Mr. R. G. McConochie, the Honorary President of the Society, presided in a most felicitous and acceptable manner. The judges in replying to a vote of thanks tor their services complimented the students students very highly on their debating ability, clever handling of the subjects and the mass of information they had obtained in support of their respective sides. So evenly were the sides matched that the judges said they experienced great difficulty difficulty in reaching a decision. • "This is certainly a great country-- we march thru a wood containing the prettiest beeches I ever saw. The French keep the trees trimmed up nearly to the top," and as a result the trunks are straight and clean. Yesterday Yesterday was one of the most perfect days one could imagine, and I suppose its the climatë or atmosphere, but at night the stars never seemed as far away as they do here. I am writing this, or trying to, by candle-light, with the floor as a writing writing desk. It is snowing outside--not a nice dry Canadian storm, but the regular Flanders sleet. It's not half bad for those in billets, but the poor chaps up in the trenches won't enjoy it much. There are two Frenchmen in this barn, and their occupation at present is threshing beans. I never knew where they got the foundation for "Jack and the Beanstalk" until I saw these beans. I don't know if these are degenerated species of Jack's sort or not, but at least these only grow 3 or 4 feet high. The stalk is coarse, the pods are clustered around it, and the beans are dark looking things. I believe believe they are used mostly to feed cows. I think we Canadians would shove them thru the threshing machine machine and be done with it, but that wouldn't be old-fashioned enough for this country. This barn has the date 1735 carved MILITARY NEWS, Lieut. L. B. Tapson is now stationed at Bowmanville. Skating rink is now. being put into shape for drill purposes. BUSINESS CHANGE. a i Son, Phone 153 Bowmanville The flourishing gents' furnishing business of The Anderson Clothing Company, for the past nine years carried carried on by Mr. Chas. H. Anderson, has been taken over by Mr. J. A. Webster of London, 1 Ont. About a year ago Capt. Anderson began taking an active mrt in recruiting for this district and las proved himself to be, probably, ;he best recruiting officer in these counties, and more recently enlisted with the 136th Battalion for overseas service, now being in charge of "B" Co. stationed at Bowmanville. Charlie will be much missed in business circles as he always took an active part in all movements to promote the general interest interest and welfare of the town. The young men's organizations have also lost one of their most enthusiastic supporters. Mr. Webster comes to Bowmanville highly recommended, he having had charge of the Made-to-Measure Department Department of one of Canada's largest wholesale wholesale tailoring establishments for the past 7 years, and previous to this had experience in the retail gents' furnishing furnishing business. So that men, young men and boys may be assured that their wants in the clothing line will be well looked after if they patronize Webster's Store. Mr. G. Wesley Garner, Garner, the genial and affable clerk, will remain with Mr. Webster. "Editor Talks" too much--page 2. Prof. W. H. Greaves, M.A., was of Mr. W. B. Couch while in town. guest "When the boys come home"--a pen picture of glad time coming; see page 3. Dr, James L. Hughes, Toronto, was elected elected President of the Ontario Association for Technical Education. He succeeds Mr. R. D.Fairbairn who retired on account of ill health. Miss Florence Coulter, R.N., Toronto, spent Monday with her parents, Mr. and j Mrs. Thos. Coulter, previous to leaving to i join the nursing sisters of the Army Medical Medical Corps for service across the Seas. Our best wishes follow her. Now is the Time to Buy Your Seeds We have a Nice Stock of Red Clover, Alsike, and Timothy Seeds, also a limited quantity of Spring Rye, O.A.C., 21 Barley, O. A.C., 72 Oats, White Wave Oats, Waverley Oats, Granary Filler Oats, and Prince Imperial Imperial Wheat.-- The Grass Seeds are all Government inspected, and our prices reasonable. Call and Bee us before you buy. McClellan & co., ltd., Ktag-st, East Bowmanville on to up Four new bass drums arrived this week for the Bugle Band. Young man, have you good reasons for not enlisting, or is it just an excuse? " Capt. Wilson of the Dental Corps visited visited Capt. G. C. Bonny castle Tuesday. Boys in khaki, read Haddy's advt page 4-- miçrors and match boxes free. Last week 48 recruits were added the 136th Battalion,, bringing the total to 656. Soldiers received their second inoculation inoculation for typhoid Thursday; as a result there was no drill Friday and Saturday. Sergt. "Jack" Graham was in town over the week-end from Newcastle. Drilling Drilling recruits there keeps him busy. "Knit Socks ojr Fight" is the slogan the 136th Battalion is using in Bowmanville for the big recruiting campaign this week, Sergt. Wilkinson, Bugle Majjor, is recovering recovering from a severe case of la grippe, The Bugle Band's success is in a great measure due to his efforts. "B" Company was complimented highly for its smart appearance at Port Hope last Wednesday. Now that we are at the top, boys, keep at it and stay there. "Scotty" of the Bugle Band is sporting a fine leopard skin. They say a leopard can't change its spots, neither can the opinion be changed that our Bugle Band is the best in these parts. In order to replace the young men who over two doors. I don't know how are enlisting from the country and keep many alterations may have taken place, but I think the building is much as it was when built. The roof is thatched, and has wide eaves of tile to protect the clay walls. Stables flank two sides of the yard, the front, and the house the fourth. Can't say that the system is particularly sanitary, but its convenient at least, and quite the usual thing in this country. Jack Hartford has just been after a mouse in his haversack, but missed it. I landed one in mine. The cute little creature was in there after my emergency emergency biscuits regardless of the order that they were not to be eaten until 24 hours had elapsed without an issue of food. Considering the seriousness of the offence, I despatched him forthwith. forthwith. Am glad to say I haven't seen any rats here. I do'nt mind mice, but when a rat walks over a fellow's map it gets him' too wide awake. Up at our last billet the rats used to have muster parades every night--they didn't form sections or fours, but just bunches It didn't take a man with D. T.'s to see rats up there. Wouldn't mind having a ferret and a few terriers terriers to take in when we go back--I think there would be something doing. I never knew what to think about that Bishop of Binghen story, but I guess I can swallow it now. I see by the paper you have recruiting recruiting meetings often--hope the boys are all joining the ranks and preparing themselves to 'do their bit'. I hope more men won't be needed, but it's up to them to start anyway. We don't particularly enjoy sleeping in any old ruin that is handy, especially now that there are several inches of snow and its pretty cold, but we are not kicking at what can't be helped--we haven't forgotten where we came from either. Most of us came from homes that we remember as being the sweetest and best place on earth, but if one of the fellows here was to go back now he'd not only be punished as a deserter, but he'd get worse--the scorn of the regiment. regiment. What about those who have never started ? Many men have good and sufficient reasons for not coming, but the man who stays behind cannot and does not do as much as the one who comes and he need not flatter himself that he does. I've an admiration admiration akin to reverence for those who came out here first and- fought thru that first winter or trained in that Salisbury mud. What they did cannot cannot be estimated. I read about it, and now, after what I have seen, 1 feel that I understand just a little of what they did. I wish that just for a moment moment the Canadian public could see the horrors that might have reached our fair Dominion but for the battles of Mons, Ypres, Langemarck, and the other desperate conflicts that have dotted many a hillside with wooden crosses. A stretch of imagination ?-- not a very big one, if one has thot over the situation. German experts thot to win in six months. Had the first plans succeeded God only knows what would have happened next, but as long as the octupus of Prussian militarism grips Europe there is no safety to the nation or the individual. Proof in plenty is found in France, Belgium, Serbia and everywhere, that the Huns have left their slimy trail. We were in a house the other day and were given an excellent meal. The woman's husband has been a prisoner for sixteen months. Another woman was there whosç two daughters had fled when the GrérmâhS Câïïlô through. One of them she has not heard of since and the other she heard of only a short time ago. I don't know where she is but from what was said I think she is safe. This is just the story of one home and there are hundreds like it. One thing that surprises à persôti. unversed in the supplying of an army is the transport service. Of course this war is different from _,any other in that motors play the biggest part in. transportation. There are thousands thousands of big lorries built to carry from two to three tons. These are running everywhere that roads permit. Horses are used principally for the distribution distribution of goods from the depot. Whitney has just returned from town and has been telling his exper- up the agricultural production, the District District Representative of the Dept, of Agriculture Agriculture for Simcoe County has issued an appeal to men past military age who have had experience in farming to go "back to the land" this season. Practical idea. Mr. E. Creighton Higginbotham, youngest youngest son of Mr. T. E. Higginbotham, town, who has been managing a drug store in Calgary, has enlisted with the nth Field Ambulance Corps, and is now stationed at the Agricultural College, Winnipeg, Man. Newcastle has 'taken the initiative in this county in coping with the question of production and enlisting by forming a central bureau for the district where retired retired farmers and others might volunteer to help the farmers and fruitgrowers. Also business and professional men are expected to register to give occasional help. . X v ednesday was a big day in military, circles in Port Hope when over 500 soldiers soldiers of the 136th Battalion from the several several recruiting stations in the county took part in a big parade through the principal streets of the hillside town. Bowmanville Bowmanville was well represented in "B" Company Company and the Bugle Band in charge of Capt. C. H. Anderson. Officers interviewed interviewed a number of eligible young men and it is expected the demonstration will be an impetus to recruiting. In referring to the big military parade in Port Hope Wednesday The Guide says: The announcement that forty or fifty officers and Sergeants would be let loose upon the community to gather in recruits, reminded many young . men about town that they had pressing business business in Toronto or Peterboro. That shows that these men have consciences that are bothering them and in "due time they will come to a right mind when they will be able to walk the streets with heads erect. they Duty Results of course at Provisional School of Infantry, Kingston, include: Lieuts.-- E. Beckel, W. J. Hoar, J. G. McClellan, Jx H. Rooney, C. J. Rowe, L. B. Tapson, H. ) F. Wilson; Sergts.--J. D. Graham, P. E. Greenfield, G. W. Humpage, Wm. Kel- man, A. Stacey, J. H. Thorley, W. H. Wakley. Some of the boys are still indifferent to the seriousness of the present situation and take as a joke the arguments of the recruiting officers and men. It's a very poor attitude and about time that began a new line of thought about and Honor. Qm. Sergt. C. W. E. Meath, 39th talion, Shorncliffe, England, passed Bowmanville Sunday en route to onto. He has been detailed on special duty in Canada and is expected to join his own battalion very shortly. The boys in khaki will be let loose the last three days of this week in a supreme effort to get 25 men to complete B Co. Every man of military age in town will be tackled from I to 100 times, if necessary. Campaign will wind up with a big recruiting meeting in Opera House Sunday night at 8 o'clock. Bat- thru Tor- iences. He went into one place that he thot was a photographer's studio; I guess it was, but they sold paints and hardware as well. Wanted to find a bakery and got into a harness shop--don't know what the indications were that proved so misleading, I can tell you its a task to find what you want in these places, tbo I don't know that its muon worse than it was in England, We couldn't find a pie in London--it's like buying a pig in aba to venture on pastry. Canada for mine Haven't located Dan D. or the othèr boys yet, but hope to do so soon, Sad a letter from Major A. E. McLaughlin a few days ago saying he was readdressing readdressing some parcels to Syd Thompson Thompson and myself sent by the Patriotic Society of Bowmanville. He also wrote that some of our old officers were coming over to the 4th and 5th, I think he rather expects to come himself, himself, and we won't be sorry. He is an A1 officer and always has the interests of his boys at heart." Address: Pte. R. G. Dickinson, No. 118178, 3rd Division, 8th Regiment, 4th C.M.R. in France, Army Post Office, London, England. 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