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Page Four THE COLBORNE EXPRESS THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8th, 1921 STOP THE PAIN Headache, Neuralgia, Rheumatic, Backache, Sciatic and Ovarian Pains. One or two DR. MILES' ANTI-PAIN PILLS, and the pain is gone. Guaranteed Safe and Sure. Price 30c. Sold in Colborne by W. F. GRIFFIS, Druggist The Rexall Store Hardwood Flooring PLACE YOUR ORDER NOW FOR SEAMAN-KENT HARDWOOD FLOORING Sold and Laid by E. J. TURPIN - Colborne AUTO SERVICE E. E. PHILP Licensed Chaffeur Charges Reasonable Phone 63 Church St. W. Colborne A POET ON THE STAFF Not every weekly paper can afford to keep a poet on th* staff, but the Neepawa (Manitoba) exception. Listen to this: O blest is he who does not fuss When he receives a bill from But promptly sends us the am tv herewith to straighten his ac And doubly blest is that good friend Who waits not till a bill we send, But knowing his subscription's due Sends in the money to renew. HASTINGS RATE IS 48 MILLS Hastings tax rates this year are: Public School Rate...... 15 mills Separate School Rate . . .. 3 r Cement Walk Deb. Rate .. 3 mills County Rate.......... G mills Village Rate.......... 10 mills Electric Light Rate...... 6 mills Campbellford ratepayers, by majority of 94, have endorsed the proposal of the Town Council to issue debentures to raise $20,000 to provide for building cement side walks. This will provide for a com plete system of permanent walks In all probability a considerable am ount of cement will be laid this year This year Thanksgiving Day wil fall on November 7th. The holida: is fixed for Monday of the week ii which November 11th comes. Apple Growers and Buyers, ATTENTION 1 Kindly see the good qualities of my packages, both in APPLE BOXES AND APPLE BARRELS We are prepared to supply you a first-class standard six- or eight-hoop barrel at a very reasonable figure. We have drum sawed staves only--known to make the best store barrel on the market. We manufacture in the late John Coyle's storage, near the G. T. R. My coopers are first-class mechanics. IRA EDWARDS NOTICE! Owirg to the close mnrgin upon which we are compelled to sell our goods and the heavy overhead expense in connection with our business, we find it necessary to adopt the CASH SYSTEM On *nd after Monday, Ji'Iy 18th; 1921, our Terms will be Strictly Cash. Soliciting a continuance of the liberal patronage of the p^ft. Yours respectfully, CLARKE & DUDLEY CHEVROLET GARAGE COLBORNE Grafton West End Garage We have Secured a First-Class Mechanic from the City for Repairing Cars Agents for Gray-Dort and Ford TIRES OILS We also handle EHctric Light Plant for Farmers SABINS & MIKEL National Exhibition, Toronto AUG. 27 -- Inclusive -- SEPT. 10 To be opened by Lord Byng of Vimy, Canada's new Governor-General Color of the Orient Gaiety of a . Mardi Gras Complete exposition of Canada's resources, skill of men, wealth of material. "OVER HERE"--Super Pageant of Regal Magnificence dramatizing vividly Canada'i Origin, Growth and Achievements. Color-- Symbol-- Allegory--Hundreds of Performers--Music--Fine Arts--World's Largest Collection of War Photographs-Thrillers of Many Kinds--Fireworks on a / larger scale than ever before--Scores of Features only to be seen at Toronto. Canada's Greatest Lite Stock and Farm Display--Machinery and Equipment of Endless Design for increasing the Efficiency of the Farm and the Comfort of the Home. Reduced Fares on AH Lines of Travel South Africa to Celebrate Arrival of Chapman, Which Carried the First Setters SOUTH AFRICA has its flower, the little shi» man, the first of a fle«| |t sailing ships which a h years ago brought to its Blare's % body of British settlers who left i enduring mark on the eo«»try. It coincidence that in the very year in which America will be «elebrating th* tercentenary of the arrival of th« Pilgrim Father* on the Mayflower, South Afrioa ie celebrating tha centenary at the arrival of British settlers, or, as they are commonly ci ed, the 1820 Settlers. At that ti the Cape had been under British rule less tkan a quarter of a ceatury, an* was occupied almost entirely Dutch speaking settlers, wha h mostly settled in the western distrii owi^g to the distress and econon pressure resulting from the Napoleonic wars. The British Government decided promote tha settlement of the ea era province. On this project they were prepared to expend the sum of £50,000. The scheme was eagerly taken up, and out of a large number of applications some 4,000 men, women and children were selected, and never has so small an expenditure been more fruitful. The settlers proved to be of the true blood, and though they found a wild country, uninhabited except by savages, teeming with wild beasts, under totally unfamiliar conditions and faced with every imaginable hardship and difficulty, they soon began to make progress, and to-day their descendants are scattered throughout South Africa bearing some of the most honored names in the community. The first batch landed on April 10, 1820, at Port Elizabeth, then a barren sandy beach, now a busy and prosperous seaport and manufacturing centre, and before many year* had passed they had reclaimed from barbarism the whole of the eastern province, one of the richest and fairest portions of South Africa, and dotted with many busy towns, villages and smiling farmsteads. At the suggestion of the Prime Minister, Gen. Smuts, the special celebration of the centenary has been postponed till next year, owing to the abnormal conditions caused by the war and the difficulty of making suitable arrangements. The hope is also expressed that next year the Prince of Wales will be present, which would undoubtedly add much to the success of the celebration. The chief centre of the event will be Grahamtown, a sJiall but flourishing town in the eastern province., which a hundred years ago centre of the activities of the settlers,' and where this year local celebration it being held by the Wesleyan Church, which played a very pi ent part in the religions and social life of the early settlers. South Africa has as much reason to be proud of the 182.0 Settlers as America has of the Pilgrim Fathers. Though the cause of the exile was different, jthe spirit of indomitable perseverance and love of liberty the same. "Learn to swim", urges the Ham-iitop. Spectator. But the human biped does not need to learn to swim. A boy or girl, man or woman, would swim as naturally as a frog if he or "She had confidence. There is really nothing about it to be learned. It is all a matter of understanding and foarlesness. "Mister" and "Esquire." "Mister" or "Esquire"? For that matter, one might ask, "Why either?" The answer is that either is a courtesy title, whether in this country or in England; and courtesy is a good thing, easy to bestow, churlish to withhold. There is a fancy that the address, "Thomas Smith, Esq., carries a little more honor than "Mr. Thomas Smith," but in America "esquire" means no more than "mister," if either really means anything. Matthew Arnold explained the difference in the English custom by an assertion which signified that a gentleman, or any one who is engaged In a "gentlemanly" occupation, is denominated "esquire," but that the tradesman is entitled to nothing better than "mister." Nevertheless, the Englishman is not always sure of himself in making'the distinction. One of the London papers amused itself with the experience of a correspondent who found that the railway companies vouchsafe to those passengers only who care sufficiently about their social standing to be holders of first-class season tickets the honor of One day when the correspondent held a first-class ticket, he received a letter from the company addressed "esquire." But on the next day, when he transferred his patronage to second class, he was humiliated to find himself relegated to the common crowd known as "Mr." This gentleman gives a burlesque etymology of the word. When the Conqueror came over in 1066, those of his retinue who could afford cushions to sit on at an audience were knfiwn as "esquires," or "esquat-ters," and those who had to sit on hard wooden seats werje called ' mis- Tha real derivation of the word is, is everyone will remember, from 'dscuyer," old French for "shield-bearer," and so came to be applied to the' chief retainers of knights. When the feudal days passed the 3 [HE FENTON & SMITH Men's and Boys'Wear Big Specials Our Fall Stock is now complete. The best range of all lines Men's Wear at astonisbingly low prices. While the prices are low, the quality as usual is guaranteed. Money saved by buying here. MEN'S OVERALLS $1.50. Work Shirts 50c. Good solid Work Shoe $3.75. Union Suits.famous Car-hart brand, $3.50. Men's Work Hose. 3 prs for $1.00. FINE Shoes--The smartest range to choose from in tan or black, in brogue or plain style. Regal, In-victus and Astoria makes. Prices $3.75 to $7.00 Look over our range before buying. MEN'S SUITS AND OVERCOATS-- in newest Fall styles in tailormad« or readymade. A large range tc choose from. OUR FALL HATS are now ready for your inspection. TRUNKS, SUIT CASES and CLUB BAGS 30 FENTON & SMITH Phone 47 Wednesday Afternoc Colborne, Ont. Store Open Tuesday Evening. Mis DUG mm 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 Scribblers! A large assortment for School Reopening now in stock. Come in and look over the line before buying GOULD'S DRUG STORE Phone 129 - Colborne House 128w JOHN G. KENT, ROBT. FLEMING, Sir William Orpen. r William Orpen, the official ter of the Peace Conference, who recently declined an offer of $5,000,-000 to go to America and paint 300 pictures, is the precise opposite in appearance of the popular conception of a great artist. His hair is not long and ruffled; it is short and smooth. He does not wear a flowing collar; he wears a stiff one. He has none of the airs and affectations of the Bohemian, but impresses one as a typical business man. CITIZENS of Ontario--The only salvation for Ontario's revenue-producing forests is the prevention of forest fires. Your support and co-operation is absolutely essential. Forest fires are rapidly diminishing our resources of timber and pulpwood. Over 90 per cent, of Ontario's forest fires are caused by human If everybody was careful to prevent the start of fire, Ontario's Forest would be safe. Save Ontario's Forests They're yburs BUSINESS MEN of Ontario -- Lend us a hand. The various busi- i though out of of bankers, boards of trade, manufacturers, merchants, lumbermen; engineers, educationalists, tourists, and sportsmen, and all other bodies of weight and influence, can do a great work for this province and for their own interests as well by actively promoting educational propaganda to reduce forest fires. RAILWAY OFFICIALS can help. Railways cause 40% of Ontario's Forest fires. .The Forestry Branch is being well supported by improved co-operatfon on the part of railway officials and by the Dominion Railway Board. Let us reduce the number of railway fires one-half this summer. (The train passenger in Northern Ontario who nonchalantly throws his cigarette or cigar out of the window during the forest fire season is deserving of a jail sentence!) CAMPERS, tourists, fishermen, picknickers, berry pickers, prospectors and hunter? should Ontario Forestry Branch feel their responsibility < sight of the policeman. SETTLERS can ce-operate by exercising more care in setting out fire on their own property. LUMBER FIRMS can help by impressing on all foremen the need for carefulness. River-drivers in dry seasons should be specially warned. Gangs of men going in and out to the camps need special attention, because of the danger along the slash-lined trails from the inevitable cigarette. THE PRESS could do more public-spirited constructive work to reduce forest fires than any other single agency. This is a non-political campaign in which the whole press could join. LEADERS OF PUBLIC OPINION in every community should be the- first to extend a ' helping hand. Tell the Chief Ranger or write the Head .Office any time you hav,e information or suggestions to impart, or questions to ask. GIVE US A HAND I Parliament Buildings, Toronto