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fillllllllllllllllllllllllllllll"ll! IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII|llllll!IllIlllIllllllllllllllilllllllllllf "-AJIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlllIIIlllllllflllllllllllllll|||||llllllllllllIll|||Ill||IIIIIIIIIHIIIIIIIIIIIE Old Engli§h Condition Powder A. nggmbotham, Druggist - Lindsay 301:0 Fl: F‘FE 1? QE‘PAxMN‘i‘ STORE "binohilla Coatings 'én colorsfof mid and dark grey, alga navy._ 'A nice soft heavy coating, .54 inches wide, and only per ya'll'd.‘ ........... $2 BUY YOUR CERTINGS NOW FOR BEST CHOICE We z'ue aho“ 1116‘ 3121116 very special values 1n coatings in ne“ “caves ani W‘eitrhts. Here are two specials. WARM COATS FOR GIRLS Smart Fall Hats BEFORE Girls’ Coats of Curli'Girls’ coats- of‘navy cloth in colors Brow-pi Che ion to fit ages Copenhagen and Red “No 14 years waist is made‘ uith belts and fl‘annel lined and a. \‘aiet lixwd fit ages t very warm térmezit. at to 14. Special each '. a. popular piice. Unlv . _- “A- AA J. SUATCLIFFE 8: SONS Priced frOm 7.50 to $4.00 Then we’vesHats for the more con- servative mamwho does not admire extreme styles. ’ There’s not another such a, showing of Smart Hat Styles hereabouts. Where the Good Clothes come from Young Men---the Swell .Fellows who have seen our smart, soft and stiff Hats in Fall blocks are delighted with them. \Ve’ve the sort of Hats Young Men Like! ‘ SEE OUR ' WEST 'WINDOW ........ , .. 3.95 B. J. GOUGH AFTER - , Lindsay Flake Coatings 'in pretty flake effects and a good range of color- Vings, all new and make ul prettily. Per yard only ..................... $2.25 Buy it and try it, and don’t take any other ’ Girt's’~\coats in navy and grey Chinchilla. ‘cloth trimmed With fancv; buttons and patch pockets. (This coat, is real gobd--buy- irig at this‘ price. Onlv Custom or habit alone explains the fact that the home gardener almost universally leaves his garden plot in a neglected condition until spring. No attempt is being:r made to prepare for the next season’s planting. Hitherto the recruiting for the differâ€" ent Canadian contingents has been most 1y done at large centres, and for the re- cruiting of the 160,000 Canadian troops at present under arms the larger centres are responsible. In case more men are called for within a short time it is under- stood that an Opportunity will be given for those living in the rural districts to enlist. For this purpose the system of of billeting w ill be introduced. ‘It is understood that a. plan is under consideration by means of which the smallest communities which contribute men to the 'cause will have these re- cruits billited among them. Each incorporated village centre of a. thousand upwards raising fifty men will be allowed to retain them. Each centre with a pOpulation under 4,000 raising 100 men will be allowed to have them billeted therin. Each centre of upwards of four thousand recruiting a full 00m- puny of 250 men will be allowed to make the same arrangement. The mere raising of the required num- of men will not, however, be snfiicient. If Canadian capitalists and investors i want to express their sympathy with the :Allies and to give financial support to the allied cause, the proper way to do it would be by bringing pressure to bear on 'Mr. White, the Minister of Finance. to issue a special loan. Canada is borrow- ing from twelve to fifteen million dollars a month from Great Britain for war ox- penses. That money could readily be raised in the Dominion if Mr. White .would issue a loan netting the investor 5; per cent.. as the New York loan does. i There is talk in financial circles that sm-h aloan is likely to be floated after the marketing of the western crOp. When it comes the loan should be made under such conditions that the small investor" with fifty or a hundred dollars to spare] will not be elbowed aside while the capitalists put their money in a sure thing. With over a billion dollars of de- l posits in its banks. the Dominion should g pay its own war expenses" instead of bor- J rowing the money from the hard-pressed i motherland. ‘ 1 Each small village ce atre raising Lw enty men will be allowed to have the recruits billeted therein. 1f the farmer were to follow this system. the results would be disastrous. 1n the spring he would find himself with \\‘«‘1 and heavy land, would be unable to work it and the delay would mean late crops. if any at all. BILLETING IN RURAL CENTRES The garden should be dug in the autumn leaving the earth loose. If new soil is being used, the sod should he turned uIider a depth 01 four inches to ensure rotting. Vines, dead leaves, or weeds should be burned, and the ashes, together with a quantity of good stable manure, if available, should be dug well in. The results of attention to his land in the autumn will fully repay the home gardener in saving of time in the spring andin increased production. BRING OUT A CANADIAN LOAN (Toronto Globe) Canadians are rushing to subscribe to the loan of the Allies shortly to he issued in New York. A similar rush of British and French investors is noted in cables from London. That is bad politics as well as poor patriotism. The Govern- ments of France and Great Britain ar- ranged the American loan not to attract British, French or Canadian capital through the favorable interest rate, but to restore the stability of exchange and to pile up in the United States alarge credit from which could be drawn from time to time the money required to pay for the Allies’ purchases of food and other supplies on this side of the Atlantic. If 23. report of a Show is desired. tickets of admission should be left at the otficee This jo ournal cannot be expected to pay 25c to a dollar to ev ely Show that Opens nt, for the purpose of repoxtinv it in a $5 noticeâ€"free. All business communications should be addressed to the Independent. ALEXANDER WARREN Proprietor. This journal. is conducted for the purpose of meetinu its debts, and earning living. Don’ t imagine it is beinu run as a. giddy pastime. .o .. Libsl Suits and inquiries as to “who wrote the article” -.mav be addressed to Proprietor. But it is Best not to send them. Don’t step on the PrOprieLors~ bujl-pnp, he takes hold. ‘ . - . _ Advance Notices of Entertainments at which an entrance fee is charred, are Advertisements and must be consideled as» such. Bobcaygebn ‘ Independent PUBLISHED ,, EVERY FRIDAY' Advertising rates oxi application No advertisements inserted among readmg matter. ‘ MIDLAND COUNTIES HERALD PREPARE FOR SPRING ESTABLISHED, 1869 ONTARiO ARCHIVES An Ontario exchange says: “A lady died the other day in England and left the whole of her fortune, amounting to $50,000, to the local newspaper, "‘the pérusal of which had given her many happy hours.” With the modesty‘characteristic of newspapei men, the edit01 adds, “Hex example is w01thy of emulation.’ The French have taken fifteen miles of Champagne. What a night that must have been! Here’s hoping there won’t be any “morning after.” Germany’s peace terms have been modified somewhat. Instead of ask- ing to have the pickets placed around the world, she wants to be guaranteed safety from attack in future. l It is but fair to the Overseas Club l to say that when it became aware of the misdeeds and bad management of of Private, it took immediate steps to 1correct this error; it sent to replace him a man whose abilities and cha ac- i ter it knows thoroughlv, whom it trusts completelv; gave himauthoritv ‘ and money to clear up Private’ s debts to the last cent; re called Private; and is doing all in its power to save. public confidence in the Overseas Club, and ‘ and to seuure a continuance of liber- = ality on the part of the public as exâ€" pressed in its gifts of money to be used to supply tobacco to Canadian soldiers in the trenches. To Mr. Jones, the new representative of the Overseas Club in Canada, can be left: the business of rehabilitating the; Club in the confidence of those con~ cerned and of conserving the Club’s; objects in this country. l The Russian Duma has been pro- I'ogucd. The Manitoba Duma has been px'o-rogued in the past too. Hitherto there has not been great difficulty encountered in leczuiting men. When the call came for 20,000 men, 33,000 were sent overseas, and when the second call came to increase the number to 75,000, and a. third call to increase it to 110,000 and a. fourth call to increase it to 150,000 the best type of men were ob- tained and Canada. has now over" 160,000 men under arms.-â€"Mail and Empire. THE OVERSEAS TOBACCO FUND From a. recruitimr standpoint the system will enable the authorities to get into d1str1cts “luch hitherto have con- tributed but few men and it will give, more particularly rural districts, 3. great- er opportunity to send men to the front. Thousands of cases have occured where young men in out-of-the-way rural lo- calities wishing to enlist have had to pay their railway fare to a. recruiting centre and it is kiioun that thousands of others have been deprived of their chance to join a. regiment owinu to the expense entailed 1n getting to the recruit- in;,' point. Théjhivfll flute tmbe medically ‘fit,~pro‘pei- 13' attested and their *hi‘story £56 ‘recOrds up to standard requirements. The men One Arthur Private, sent to Cana- da by the management of the Over- seas Club in London, has by his ex travagunces and indiscretions brought both the Overseas and its Tobacco Fund to the bar of public criticism and censure, and for its neglect to in- vestigate in advance the character and qualifications of Private, the Overseas Club executive in London is blameworthy. will be u’nifdrmed through chanrel of the district stores. The system of billeting since the pres ent war started has been tred out in Lindsay the home town of the Minis- ter of Militia, and it has met there With grezt, success. Seventy five cents a day will be paid by the Government for each soldier bi‘leted. It is felt that this system will be of particular benefit during the winter months. The soldiers will be surrounded with home influences, which will tend to make the routine of military life less tedious for them. E. J. Woollard They may forget what’s trynp, but they don’i: forget that open Box of For the evenings at home Ganeng's Choco- lates are a strong Ally For the hostas. assortmentâ€"all Fresh. \ Ganong’s Chocolates Bobcaygeon the usual Steam Heat ThfS‘ Year Good full size, lovely quality, white only, the regular $1.50 size, a. few left; of this lotâ€"and the value is very special, pair $1.19 Don’t Miss The Great Bargains These Are Good All This Week Claxmn’s Store News Ladies Fall And Winter Coats Some very exceptional values in good quality tweeds, Chinchillas, curl cloths etc. $10.00 and $12.00 G. C. BYNG, Bobcaygeon FURNITURE DEALER and ,UNDERTAKER Money won’t buy happiness, but if will buy a lot of comfort. Swing Bridge, Main St. Bobcaygeon Fiannellette Blankets CLAXTON 81 Have you thought of how you are goinor to heat your home this Winter. 9 Why not have every room evenly heated V? There is a Plumber in your town Who. oan do the job in a first class manner and at a reas- onable price. Now is the time for WARMER CLOTHING see What Byng has to offer in comfort- able chairs, rockers etc. He can please you. . D. V. BARBER Plumber and Fitter LINDSAY It $111 pay you to see the splendid range of new Fall Coats we are ofi’er- ing. 'Right 7 up-to-the- minute in - style and quality. . You cannot do better anywhere, than these stylish and serviceable garments. Visit Our Store On Fair Day A special line of dress suitable for childrens wear 53c . All wool dress goods in serge and neat little designs and in all gmnl colors 50c and 60c yard. Heavier Underwear â€"â€" 25c, 35c and 50c. Cashmere Hoseâ€"lovelv q ualiyx 25c, 35c and 50c Ladies Hosiery and Underwear EDGARS Dress Goods :--' 1, ,' flilllllllflflflflllfll :fimlllllllllél!llllllill E Send g to th: 5 ,. u. schmpl 1H (-rc'u‘ three q tam-r most lwauxiin binations you t one of these (1 will man-oi tin: can be so {63‘ 84:68 8 to 1631‘s “Special" Al W00! Mackin‘ special \ Russian models‘. Suits for 1 Little Kid Yes, Will Dunda Flavei Free Rub the (MM (1 with all u \thn CV8! agai‘ will and leat