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Page Four THE COLBORNE EXPRESS THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1st, 1923 Troop & McArthur UNDERTAKERS A Service Th^t is Different W. J. TROOP Funeral Director The Cold Weather is Coming You Men! We can supply you with nearly everything you need. We have sorted our stock with Wool and Fleece Lined Underwear, good Heavy Boots for the fall rains, Heavy Rubbers and Boot Rubbers. We have some specials in Boys' Pure Wool Pull-Over Sweaters and good School Boots. Get those stove pipes up, you'll need a little fire. We have a good stock of Stove Pipes and Elbows at the Lowest Prices. Try Us For Service ABAMS & VANDERW)ORT LAKEPORT WARKWORTH Mr. A. B. Armstrong is installing n electric motor to drjve his mach- Mjiss Nellie Ewing and Mrs. J. H. Boyce spent the wekend with friends Mrs. R. B. Dawson, of Dawson's Mill, is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Jos. Dixon. Mr. W\m. Maddocks and hTlde of Toronto, are spending a few days with Mr. and Mrs. J. Owen. Born--"In Percy; jtownshilp^ on Tuesday, October 16th, 1923, to Mr. and Mrs. Roy Mackie, a daughter. Born--In Brighton township, i Tuesday, October 16th, 1923, to 3V and Mrs. Chas. Seguire, a daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Smith and baby,. Jack, of St. Catharines, are visiting at the homie of Mrs. Leonard. Friends of Mr. and Mrs. Roy German sympathize with them in the sudden death of their little three-year-old son on Monday. Friends of Mr. David Hamden sr. will regret to learn that he is confined to his bed as a result of injuries received on a threshing outfit. Rev. S. Kemp, Mrs. Kemp, Mrs. Smale, Mrs. Phillips and Mrs. Harper were at CampbolMord Oct. 16th, attending the S. S. and League Convention. EinniHinHiDiiminiRifnnnDftHninniiiii! You Can Save Money on Coai nuch difference in coal as would certainly prefer ■wood, to hemlock slab; •rood hard at the same price. KHIGITVAtLW J^^SSi A MTUDAPITC the ordinar>' k»Ki, but Lelnji ANTflffAUlTC, Coal is harder and lasts longe The Coai That Satisfies JS "T hJfJ" l!°^at ,s NORHAM -Mrs. Isaac spent the past week in Toronto. Mr. Bernard Mallory of Rochester is visiting friends here. Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell and son o: Lakefield are visiting friends here. Mr. and Mrs. Angus Palmateei visited friends in Codrington on Sun day. Mr. and Mrs. Cdoke of Toronto spent the weekend at her father': Mr. Ritz. Mrs. Forest Clarke has returned after spending a few weeks at the home of her father in M&doc. Mrs. Carl Palmateer left on Saturday for Rodhester, where she- intends to make her future home. The Rev. and Mrs. Swayne and little girl of Ivanhoe made a few calls here on Monday on their way home from Wooler anniversary. Glad to see their smjling faces again in our midst. Order fro 1 :be -satisfied. C. P. R. Telegraph Dominion Express Money Orders Agents for C.P.R. Railway and Steamship Tickets JAS. REDFEARN & SON Phones--Office-lr2. Residence-6S HILTON Mrs. Roy Russel's have a baby girl. Mr. E. Burley has been ill at Mr. Haggerty's. Mr. and Mrs. Sharp of Kingston spent last week with her cousin, Mrs. Hatton. A few from here attended the supper at Carman. The proceeds from Sunday and supper amounted to $380. Mrs. Lindsay's family have gone to Rochester and Harry Herrington's are living in the house they vacated. Mr. and Mrs. L. Herrington and Mrs. S M.cColl and Lorna visited at the Rev. Mr. Smart's home at Cherry Valley recently. We fully believe that the announcement recently made by Premier Fer-in on the question of a readjust-t of our Public School System will be received by parents, citi: and teachers generally. As we see it our education system is top heavy and the vitality is almost crflfshed out of it be»M«s. Ii common parlance there are aoo many frilto and puckers and ornamental furfcrtow* about it. There are altogether too many non-essentials an* the multiplticity of subjects leaves b»t little time for the efficient teaching of those subjects that will give a sure and rect basis ont which our boys and girls may build the careers which they may severally map out for them-seiTM. Every boy and girl should possess a thorough training in English, mathematics, writing and drawing. -"The boy or girl who has been c fully taught English and mathematics can readily make his or her way in any subject he or she may wish to specialize in. The old curriclum of readin', writin' and 'rithmetic wi too bad after all and we doubt very much if our modern school program a worthy successor to the old-fashioned origional. The details of Mr. Ferguson's plan have not yet been made public, bu we understand it involves a curtailment of the number of subjects which at present public school pupils ai obliged to study. """Essentials aire to be retained, says the Minister of Education, "bi there are some branches that can 1 regarded at' non-essentials, and that can be eliminated in order that the pupils may get a more thorough grounding in the really important subjects." With this opinion laymen will readily agree and many teachers will be glad to learn that their work is to be simplified to a considerable extent. The changes if carried out, will allow home work to be very considerably reduced, for they will leave mon time during school hours for the consideration of essential subjects. And that is a feature about the nev, policy that will be commended in many quarters. Fewer frills, less home work, sounds like a popular policy. AN EDITORIAL ON "CANADA AS THE STATES SEE HER" BY BERT E. COLLYER IN HIS NEWSPAPER, THE REFEREE. While we realize that the people of Canada would not regard exaggerated flattery in the light of a compliment we believe we remain within the confines of simple truth when we remark that no nation in history has met the financial demands of the war with greater good spirit and carried the financial burdens with greater intelligence than the vast Dominion " ' tops the North American conti-•r^zn S>ars asvr Canada's ri^bl less than $350,000,000. On Jan-lst, 1923, it was $2,516,929,000-- over two billion dollars added by the war. Were it not for the fact that the bulk' of this collossal debt is owed within the Dominion-- Canadians themselves owning the bonds to the extent of $1,969,995,000--the interest payments would doubtless drain the value of the Canadian dollar to figure and plunge Canadian and business into a chaotic condition. As it is the semi-annual interest payments go into hundreds of thousands of Canadian homes, and provide money for the payment of the Federal taxes from which the interest payments are drawn. At the Canada might have met demands of the war by borrowing from New York, but the wisdom, well as the patriotism, in resisting the temptation and instead placing the burden immediately on the shoulders of her own people is now apparent. Within a few weeks $172,000,000 of Dominion Government bonds will fall due. With the same spirit and intel-the Government is again co-crating with bankers and brokers keep the debt in Canada. The ispect that practically the enl ount will be replaced by moi ?anced by Canadian investors asing to the friends of plui tjp.da the world over. FALLACY OF BUYING BY MAIL How would you like to journey to city for a pound of sugar, or a yard of muslin, or a spool of thread, or a smoke? And how would you like to make a trip when you needed a prescription, filled in a hurry with death running you hard. You ould make some noise if forced to such an extremity--and then more You would say--and justly so a town in which you cannot pound of sugar, or a yard of or a spool of' thread, or a or even ge/t a prescription is a mighty poor excuse for a nd not worth living in. Yet our only afford to keep things for your conveniences ? as you buy other things from ; is not doing this town any buy the little things here chase off to a city or send logue house when you want g on which the merchant has to make a dollar. Neither ing you any good, for the of each citizen is depen-arge extent upon the pros-conmtunitj as a whole. something you sinply refreshing that the time people will con-ihat is worth living iber 12, Armistice the Canada general thanksgiving Sod for the bountiful fcther blessings with been favored this SUPERIOR as our bread is, it is no more so than our Layer Cakes, Jelly Rolls, Small Cakes and other bakings. If you try our bread and pastry you are bound to like them.......................- Lighten your labors these hot summer days by sampling our cooking. Lunches served at all hours Ice Cream, Soft Drinks, Confectionery, Etc. J. S. HODGENS THE COLBORNE BAKERY Lowest Prices Our Chief Attraction Stop! Look! Listen! For the next 3 days we are giving 1 SILVER BUTTER | KNIFE FREE with every purchase of $2.00 or over. Limited quantity--only 1 to a customer. Our Prices Are Always The Lowest NOW IS THE TIME TO SECURE YOUR FALL AND WINTER SUPPLY Just arrived a new shipment of Sadies' 51^*^ Coals, also4Children's Serge Dresses. YAi7a?<■P(■!l■■ to call and inspect them. We also carry a full ilne of Sweater Wool* Stamped Goods, Etc. Full range of Boots and Shoes always on hand. A. AZIZ Phone 48 King Street Colborne All Ready for School With the opening of a new term, jyou willl of course want to have a good supply of such articles as school work requires. Whatever you need in School Supplies you can find it in our ample stock of PENS, PENCILS, PEN HOLDERS, CRAYONS, RULERS, INKS, TABLETS, SCRIBBLERS, NOTE BOOKS, TEXT BOOKS, ETC. Our stock of Books is large and we are always pleased to make special orders for any books not on hand. W. F. Criffis Druggist