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Page Four THE COLBORNE EXPRESS THURSDAY, MAY 19th, 1921 Information That Will Be South'; by Enumerators to be Strictly Confidential The work of taking the decennial census in Canada will begin Jur and residents of Northumberland should prepare themselves for \ so many regard as an ordeal. Harry L. Walker of Warkworth is Census Commissioner appointed for Northumberland County, and he will select an enumerator for every section of the County, or one for every one thousand persons, approximately. Every man will be coached in his duties by the Commissioner so that once the work begins it can be carried to a conclusion without a hitch. Mr. Cameron C. Philp has been appointed enumerator for the Village of Colborne. Who is to figure in the computation of Canada's population and what information in addition to names are the enumerators required to record? A tiny Canadian citizen who draws the first breath of life in the last minute of May 31st, will figure in the total millions. An aged man who goes out with the dawn on June 1 will count in the total that will stand as Canada's official population for But this is not all. If you have patch of garden no bigger than man's hand that grows one curra bush capable of producing one quart of berries, that quart will swell the total. If you have a brood of most tiny chickens so will they not only must the farmer make complete returns of almost every blade of grass, but so must the town folks of the products of their gardens and their hen houses. And there are plenty of gardens and well BtocRod chicken coops in Noi Ihumberland towns and villages. ;There are four forms to be filled out as follows: (1) Covering the ordinary household or place of permanent residence. (2) Covering deaf mutes and blind people. These are entered on regular form but # the enumerators must also make supplementary lists. (3) Covering business firms, giv ing the class of business (wholesale, retail or manufacturing) and the kind or nature of the business. Financial agents, stock brokers, real estate agents, banks, insurance companies, commodity brokers, and business agents who do not keep stocks in hand are not to be thus enumerated. Neither are doctors, lawyers, nor either professions. (4) Covering products other than those grown on farms so that town and village people will have to supply :Helalls as to the numDer of horses, cattle, poultry, bees, thoroughbred animals,, animal products, gardens and hot houses, fruit trees and fruit. They will have to tell of the number of apple, plum, pear and cherry trees that flourished in their back yardi during 1920, and the tonnage of each fruit tree harvested, also how many quarts or boxes of small fruit such as grapes, strawberries, gooseberries -^nd raspberries they gathered in •i The ordinary form (No. 1) which the enumerator will fill in at every : home in Colborne has some 34 details : to be filled in as follows: 1-5. Names of each person in the house; 6, is the house owned or rented; 7, if rented, what rent;. 8, class of (house; 9, materials of construction; [10 rooms occupied by family; ■ 11, relationship to head of family; 12, s:ex; 13, single or married; 14, age last birthday; 15 where person Liorn 16, where father born; 17, where mother born; 18, if born outside of Canada year of immigration; 1'), if horn a foreigner, year of naturalization; 2J, nationality; 21, racial or tribal crigin; 22, can speak English: 2". can speak French; 24, cat speak any language; 25 religious denomination; 26, can read; 27, can write; 28. ino/<ths at school since September, 1920 (children); 29. chief occupation or trade; 30, employer, employee or working on own account; 31, total earnings in past 12 months; 32 out of work on June 1st, 1921; number of weeks unemployed in the past twelve months; 34, number weeks unemployed from June 1920, because of illness. The enumerators have got to go into every home in County ahd get this information. If boarders are not at home at the time of calling ■ or betels special forms will ] i fill i In pie is simply: Where . 3 there will his census taken. People in jails, peniten-i i.aries, hospitals or other institutions of any kind will be registered as of such abode. The people should understand that facts or statistics given to the enumerators may not be used except for statistical compilation. Positive assurance may be demanded on this point by the people being registered. The desire of the country is to have the census accurate to the last degree. If a man's statement of income on the census form varies from that given on the income tax forms he need not be afraid of fine or extra levy--the finance department at Ottawa will not have access to the census sheets. The enumerators individually have also to take an oath of secrecy. They cannot give out information reeeivotl about individuals, show the returns or allow anyone to inspect them.'j "numerators cannot try to oiitain in-1 Many people on this side of the line cannot understand why a Canadian dollar is not worth as much i United States dollar, and they the difiference unwillingly. Some of the more elderly of us realize that our neighbours are only having their turn, our own case having been much better in the sixties than theirs is now. Mr. W. Croker, Orillia's architect, relates a bit of his early experience which is apropos. After harvest in 1864, the last year o£ the Civil War. Croker and a chum (the late James Flaherty, of Shanty Bay) lipped up to the Bruce Mines, to work there till the ^st boat should :oming down, that practice being uncommon, owing to th-3 fact that prompt pay in ready cash was always assured there, wnereas "cash down", or cash at. all, was difficult to get at home. Through a mistake the young men over-stayed their time and the last bout was gone before they knew 't. A win- PROTECTING OUR GAME The new system for the protection of the fish and game of Ont; well under way and getting g-. system 210 re employed, m proved to the : and they But good luck bi(.ight thorn a chance to get to Delft t on n r<mali ste<i."i launch, whi'.h happened to call ac "the Bruce", and once at Detroit, the way home was easy. The fare asked was $12 each, in United states currency; but the Captain accepted $6 in Canadian currency, and was even then overpaid. When the war closed, the following April, greenbacks were down to 39c., which meant that one dollar in gold silver would pay for two and a half dollars' worth of good?. Silver wa: as little seen in the United State: then as gold, and paper money was issued in five, ten, and twenty-five cents "shinplasters", and "greenbacks" of from $1 to $1,000 each. The small paper money often got disgu-tir.gly dirty, and was in every way a nuisance, but not much more of a nuisance than United States silver was on this side of the line Many millions of dollars of it In circulation here. Grain buyers and buyers of other farm products bought it at a discount of four per cent., and shoved it off on the farmers at par. The farmer brought it to the country storekeeper to pa> for goods and settle his yearly tie count. The storekeeper had tlx choice of taking it at par. or of tending his customers, and ai! he could do was to bundle i» up am ship' it to the wholesalers by ex press, and lose the express charge! as well as the discount. So in tolerable did the nuisance become that, a few years later, the Dominion Government arranged with a firm of Montreal brokers to gather the silver up, with the aid of the banks, and ship it to the States. Then an import duty of twenty per cent was imposed, to make sure that it should not return in am' larger quantities than the trifling amounts brought over in the pockets of travellers.--Orillia Packet. Under the part-time overseers but the part-time si be unsatisfactory, t: being insufficient to neglecting his principal means livelihood. So 38 men are now ing employed in their place to give their whole time to the work Until a few months ago tl partment of Game and Fisheries was ,naged under the supervision Hon. Mr. Biggs, the minister of public works and highways. Then shifted to Hon. Mr. Mills, minister of mines. The executive head of the department is the dep uty minister of Game and Fisheries. D. McDonald, who has been with the department for seven years. Under the system now in vogue the province is divided into five dis tricts, one called the headquarters division under the personal direction the deputy minister, and the others numbered from one to four, and in charge of a district warden. The wardens receive $2,000 per year The 38 overseers under them ret; eive from $1,000 to $1,400. The four district officers are located in London, Ottawa. North Bay, and Fort William. Each has his own office.-., stenographer, and the powers of a J.P. enforcing the game and fisheries act is concerned. There are eight overseers in district 1, thirteen in district 2, seven in district 3, and eight in district 1, besides two more in the headquart-s division. Directed from Toronto are also 4 special patrol officers on land work imber for work water, each receiving from $1,200 to $1,400. In addition are three spectors who keep the overseer* their toes. More special patrol i during period, and 12 patrol boats, including two steam and eight of gasoline, ;ed. Members of the legislature from the north say that the full-ti""> system is producing much better What effect the system will have on the amount of ceived in fines and the value of fish and game confiscated remains Last year $12,000 was lected in fines from hunters, and from over zealot:! fishermen. The furs seized realized $7,000, and the fish $600. The high cost of building main the rapidly increasing population, and the enormous annual destruction of dwelling houses, in which there were 5,664 fires last year in Ontario, have combined to make the housing problem one of the most serious and acute proportions. Ontario is noted for its extravagance through unnecessary fire waste, which is nothing short of an economic crime, caused chiefly through ou careless habits and indifference. Statistics show that 64 per cent or practically two out of every three fires which occur, are in our homes; eighty per cent, of which are. preventable . The Ontario Fire Prevention League, in affiliation with the Fire Marshal Department, has inaugurated Province-wide publicity campaign for the purpose of conserving our homes as well as our lives from destruction by fire. The boys and girls of the Province will be called upon to as in this most desirable and patriotic movement. Through the principals and teachers of our schools, the League will distribute 250,000 copies of a "Home Inspection Blank" so that the pupils with the help of their parents, may answer the questions. The primary object is to cleanup attics, cellars, back yards and remove hazardous conditions. The underlying thought being to prevent^ fires removing the cause and thus save homes. alio liters the 'he representative of a Toronto tailoring firm, who had goods on display in a Belleville agent's store, was diarged in the Police Court there of nfringment of the city's transeient traders' by-law. As there waj; no evidence of sale of any of the suits or goods on display, but had been used solely as samples for taking orders, action was dismissed. In summing up Police Magistrate Mason said: "There is a material difference be-veen the wording of the -statute hich authorizes the licensing of Hawkers or Pedlars and the Statute authorizing the licensing of Transient Traders. In the Hawkers and Pedlars Act it provides that in the case of a Hawker or Pedlar taking orders from samples, or otherwise, to be filled and delivered from another place at a I ceitain date is a violation of the Act,- j f vvfci'e in "The Transient Traders' Act" the word!) "for taking orders" arc pmitterl, ' ■ I A BONUS FOR WHAT? Last year when members of Ontario Legislature signed a ri robin asking for an increase in sional indemnities, Premier Drury emphatically .refuses to grant their request, and his firm stand not only stopped the "salary grab", but < ed the applause of the people of the province, the majority of whom were utterly opposed to the increase. There is no reason to think that there is any difference in public opinion on that point this year, nevertheless the members a.r»-e to receive a nice little bonus of $600 each, the amount being slipped through quietly. If an increase wai fused last year, what possible justification is there for a bonus now, when the cost of many of the cessities of life is less than it twelve months ago, and when a ther drop in prices may confidently be expected? Most of the newspapers in Ontario condemned last year' greedy attempt to raid the treasury and they will not be inclined tc gard with any more favourable eyes the quiet little plan of bonusing the mem:-ere now. Why has Prc-ml Drury, who showed moral courage blocking the salary grab of 1920 eakened now? The same rea >r refusing the increase that 1 logical last year are equally potent today.--Peterboro Examiner. A case at Oshawa was tried at th( Division Court last week which con tained an interesting point of law A farmer of this district sold 37 bags of*potatoes to Prues & Bierwirth of Eimwood and was paid for ss Upon examination of them, it found that eleven bushels were small unmarketable, and he was fied to come and get them, which he refused to do. Suit was tften e: n the Division Court ror the price paid for the eleven bushels and also for the cost of picking them over. The Judge allowed Prues & Bier-irth their full claim. The moral : Don't sell unmarketable produce. Oshawa Telegram. Here is a belated argument which .e "wets" might have used in the recent campaign. Tne item appeared in the Port-of-Spain Gazette: sters are among ihe most frr-t causes of ty.ihcid, according to Professors Courtois. 'sufiit and Bourgeois, in a report to the Academy of Medicine. The professors emphasized the danger of eatiti? iysters accompanied only by water nd strongly urged that brandy or ther alcholic drink be taken immediately following any meal which includes shellfish. Eve**- i od in of credentials, signed by R. H. Coats, dominion statistical This card, which may be demanded by any person approached, has the words underlined. "All information committed to him (the enumerator> will be held to bo stric'lv confidential". There will also be two cards to cover "absentee families" and "closed houses", so that people gone on holi-davs may be checked uo. These "A Haldimand Tcv.i.-mi turist who was "ll Cobollra clay tated thai he~ had n l--This week the firsl tee! arrived it tlie Che plant for the new bu ten is in course of construe > cement foundation work is ss:ng favorably and the »>•: the steel wiii be commenced About 150 men are W1 FENTON & SMITH ' have in stock a good line of Ladies' and Children's Underwear in all sizes. Let us show them to you at the right prices. Athle* Forsythe, "Lady bination garment, in on< splendid wearing check din style and comfort try this Sizes from 34 to 44. BLOOMERS Bloomers of fine knitted wear, in white or pink, with elastic at waist and knee. Are good fitters, in sizes from 34 to 40. "Watson's" knitted suits of fine white knit, have fitted "Cumfy" shoulder straps and close knees. Also have these suits in fuller fitting, and loose knees. All sizes VESTS Comfy Cut, with straight [□] Vests, narrow straps, in fancy lace also full dress, with tape st all sizes from 34 to O.S. FOR KIDDIES We carry complete line of vests and drawers, in fine white knit wear, "Watson's". Also Forsythe Urvon Suits, of dimity, in sizes from 6 to Wednesday Afternoon Half Holiday. - Store Open Tuesday Evening FENTON & SMITH Phone 47 Colborne, Ont. Gunns Limited, one of the packing houses that was supposed to have made a fortune during -the war, has "passed" the quarterly dividend on preference stock. No dividends have i paid on common stock. One United States congressman reuses another of being "a bachelor, without wife or children". Is there anything unusual about that across the line? We the undersigned business men of the Village of Castleton do hereby covenant and agree with each other to close our places of business at 12 o'clock noon for the afternoon and evening of Wednesday of eacn week during June, July, August and September, 1921. Geo. A. Brown The Newman Co. G. B. Tait F. I Moore HATS! HATS! It's well understood with the Mayhew Hat Co., that we handle no other "Brand" of hats, but "MAYHEW" HATS And for that reason they give us the best value they can. OUR NEW STOCK OF "MAYHEW" HATS JUST IN The choicest colors and latest styles in our stock and reduced prices. You will be absolutely satisfied. The only store you can buy them. Yours for Bargains J. J. SAYER Phone 48 Colborne, Ont. Clean Up! CITIZENS OF COLBORNE are hereby notified to have their premises _of all refuse before Friday, Srey20th, 1921, after which date an inspection will be made by the Health authorities. Dry refuse may be dumped in the ditch at the dugway on Percy Street. Tins and glass must ne covered with ashes or earth. Vegetable matter roust not be dumped there. Any person putting rubbish or filth on any street or lane in the village will be prosecuted. Ey order of Board of Health. W. J. JAM1ESON, Sanitary Inspector. Colborne, May 9th, i921. COAL HAVING returned from overseas, the undersigned has resumed lhe coal business and will be pleased to receive orders for Summer delivery. Lowest possible prices guaranteed. Ira Edwards Feed For Sale Flour, Bran, Shorts, Ground Feeds Oil Cake Rolled Oats On Sale at the U. F. O. Storehouse at G. T. R., Colborne Open Monday and Friday afternoons Shoe Repairing The undersigned is prepared to do all kinds of repairing of boots and shoes at his new shop in the Ireland Block, King Street, Colborne. CHAS. BUGG Wire Fencing On Hand At Eaton Prices Agricultural Implements Buggies, Waggons, etc. JOHN reive King St. Colborne the pre: laid for the s parts of the plai I Of E L^^RINCfC RUPERT - <f The "NATIONAL" Lve.TORONTO 10.30 p.m. For Sudbury, Port Arthur, Fort William, Winnipeg p Edmonton, Prince Rupert, Vancouver, and Victoria 1 Alternative routing ; Through Standard Sleeping Car Service to Winnipeg. Leave Toronto 8.45 p.m. Daily via G.T.; North Bay, thence "Continental Limited" via T. & N.O.. Cochrane and C.N. Rys. Tickets and information horn any Agent, Canadian National or Grand Trunk Railways. •sti'c.mer? eiearancf