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a od | Groceries, Flour, Seeds i WON. appear io ua that no detail of or left out, formance to .any who may desire | see. «| church. || mail carrier, will appear for trial be- is jonly about six years old The program of 4 terspersed with musical ve instfumental and vocal, who prepared the entertain- ; - great . a great deal of time and much nd train those who took part, It n costume was. overlooked We heartily recommend this per- 'something out of the ordinary, some- 'thing of historical interest. The pro- gram should be nied by a sympathetic explanation of the dances and what they signify in the life of the Indian peoples the whole ean thus be made far superior to much of the stuff that people pay to : ----OD On ST. PATRICK'S BAZAAR, SCUGOG The Scugog Ladies' Aids will hold a Bazaar and Hot Supper on the evening of Thursday, March 17th, in the town hall. Bazaar opens at 4 p. m, and supper at 5 to 8, which will be followed by an entertainment in the Supper and entertainment SY ANNRGANN : ALLEGED TO HAVE ROBBED THE MAILS "Norman Baker, of Uxbridge, rural fore County Judge Thompson at Whitby on March 15. He is charged with stealing from the mails, an offence which carries a three year penitentiary term with conviction. Trial will commence at two o'clock that day. At present accused is. out. | Our grocery stock is alivays complete. ' Almost anything |= © you need a 'get here. Ela a ep Be EN AS Rr AT ES § We have a fe rs of heavy rubbers left which we are Yel to sll ot Fe rather than carry them over, This is hd od your opportunity. ASCE S "Our stock of Clover and Field Seeds are all in now. If you - buy early you will be sure of what you want. It cost you any more and it may save you money. | which it is alleged were stolen, Such on $3000 personal bail and: two -ad- ditional securities of $1500 each, Fol- lowing a preliminary hearing at Ux- tient work to prepare the costumes |: ative and Liberal parties profess to be in favor re le of the Bill, it is likely, that the Senate will give heir assent and the measure will become law. = ~The text of the Bill is given herewith: 1. That the Governor in Council may make an agreement with the Lieutenant-Governor in Council of any province for the payment to such province quarterly of an amount equal to one- alf of the net sum paid out during the preceding quarter by such province for pensions pursuant to a provincial statute authorizing and providing for the payment of such pensions to the persons and under the conditions hereinafter specified and regulations made under the proposed legislation. : 2. That every agreement so made shall continue in force so long as the provincial statutes remain in operation or until after the expiration of ten years from the date.upon which notice of an intention to determine the agreement is given by the Governor General to the Lieutenant Governor of the province with which the same was made. . That before any agreement so made comes into operation, the Governor in Council shall approve the scheme for the admin- istration of pensions proposed to be adopted by the province, and no change in such scheme shall be made by the province without the consent of the Governor in Council. 4. That all sums payable to any province in. pursuance of any such agreement shall be payable from time to time on the certificate of the Minister of Finance out of any moneys belonging to the consolidated revenue fund of Canada not otherwise ap- propriated. 5. That provision shall be made for the payment of a pen- sion to every person who, at the date of the proposed commence- ment of the pension :-- : (a) is a British subject, or, being a widow, was such before her marriage; : ®) has attained the age of 70 years; (c) has resided in Canada for the twenty years immediately preceding the date aforesaid; ; (d) has resided in the province in which the application for pension is made for the five years immediately preceding the said date; ! : : (e) is not an Indian as defined by the Indian Act; (f) has not made any voluntary assignment or transfer of property for the purpose of qualifying for a pension. 6. That the receipt of a pension shall not by itself constitute a disqualification from voting at any provincial or municipal election; 7. That the maximum pension payable shall be two hundred and forty dollars' yearly, which shall be subject to reduction by the amount of income of the pensioner in excess of one hundred and twenty-five dollars per year. : 8. That provision be made as to the credit to the pension authority of the annual value of a pensioner's residence, and the vecovery of pension payments out of deceased pensioner's estate, and for the distribution of pension-burden among provinces by proportionate reimbursement or proportionate 'reduction where bridge, Baker was to have been tried | 43. -% or cioner resided in more-than one province or transfers his at the agsizes but has since decided to have trial before the county Judge. Baker's arrest resulted from com- plaints and subsequent investigati pursued by Postal Authorities, in- spectors from Toronto and Provincial constable H. Cookman of Whitby. At first, Baker was charged with the theft of a parcel from the mails, A later search of his home by officers resulted in articles being unearthed, - # today by members of the Board of the - §#{ ation leading to the arrest of a méan | thief, who stole three cords of wood "g| from the church yard some time on #1 Saturday night. Information'will be | received by Oshawa police at tele- 8 | phone yesterday, was | «| charges were then laid. . articles as blankets were found, Other ~Oshawa Reformer WOOD 18 STOLEN AT KEDRON 2 CHURCH Fifteen dollars reward was offered United Church-at Kedron, for inform- 128 or Provincial constable H. ookman 4¢ 128, Whitby. "The thieft, which was discovered reported to police this Two cords of seventy years; toa ition fi permanent residence to another province, and for ceasing of pay- ments where he transfers his residence to some place out of Can- ada, and the revival of his rights upon again becoming a resident of Canada. 9, That no pension shall be subject to alienation or transfer by the pensioner, or to seizure in satisfaction of any claim against him, 10. That on or before the 30th day of April in each year, the Minister of Finance shall make a full report to parliament of the operation of the agreements made pursuant to the proposed act; and of moneys of Canada paid to the provinces under each of the several agreements entered into pursuant thereto. 3 "11. That the governor in Council shall have power from time to time on the recommendation of the Minister of Labour, and with the approval of Treasury board, to make regulations, not inconsistent with the provisions of the proposed act, 'with regard to the pensions herein provided for, and such regulations shall be published in the Canada Gazette, and be laid before parliament. Should this Old Age Pension Bill become incorporated in the Canadian Statutes a very radical piece of legislation will have been passed, which recognizes the responsibility of the State for the.care of the aged. It is quite probable that this will be but the first of many laws which evidently will do much to remove the fear of old age. bl The amount of the pension granted, and the restrictions -placed-upon the of the pension are such that the amount of money spent in this manner should not be excessive. 'It will be noted that the maximum pension is $240. annually, that it is granted to British citizens who have attained the age { resident in Canada for twenty years prior ion, and five years in the province through 'is made, It is also stipulated that the n annual income up to $126 "still be eater than $125 the pension will be pro- made in the Bill by which the Pension Board roperty. of the pensioner after his De to prevent children from d leaving them in poverty, and then the death of the pensioner. Similar et of Houses of Refuge. ght be the owner of a fairly large y 'sale,-and which was in no sense a ne would leave the hy pu take a proportion of the ular part of the Bill will Oy he years pass. income ; but his] It govern Al th le au fini. aic 56. 5riemoiis. a choir B that SIE ER : are so fine 80 gor in ues | it has been suggested that these be called the Ole sland of Cotte, indigo, cotton and Resolved that it is expedient to bring in a measure respecting | | old age pensions, and to provide,-- © A JOINT SAVINGS ACCOUNT "IS A REAL CONVENIENCE P ARTICULARLY as a matter of family convenience does the joint account demonstrate its value. All funds deposited are subject to withdrawal at any time by either of the persons in whose names the joint account is opened. In case of the decease. of one of the parties holding a joint account, all money mav be withdrawn by the other. A joint saving account in the Standard Bank is a real convenience where two peo- ple desire access to the same funds. STANDARD BANK hes also at Black k; Little Britain, Nestleton Station, Sunderland DD Root Re ee Re Re RY We all have our limitations, and the limitation that prevents se- curing a competence for old age is a very unfortunate one. The Annuity Plan Side by side with the Old Age Pension, a plan is being formed by which the thrifty citizen may secure an annuity for old age. This of course will be along the lines of insurance, a given amount being paid weekly or monthly which will assure a superannuation fund to the investor. It is likely that this plan will admit of the payment of annuities to persons who attain the age of 65 years. With the constant pushing to the front of the young people, it 18 becoming increasingly necessary to provide for the aged. If this is not done many of the old people will feel that Osler was right when he said that all people should be chloroformed when they reach the age of sixty years. Lo amd BERMUDA A British Colony with a Unique Record in Popular Government By William Howard Taft, in "The National Geographic." Continued from last week While we cannot entirely exclude from the enthusiasm and prolific activity of our scientific men the motive which the charm and bodily comfort of the islands furnished for these expeditions thither, the publications manifest an exceptional interest on their part in this tiny spot on the world's and ocean's surface which the peculiar history of its creation has justified. Some of the most fruitful sources of the spread of life, animal and vegetable, are wind, current, and birds; and here we have results of them all in an isolated form, so set apart as to permit the most satisfactory study of their results. Fish were naturally attracted to such a honeycombed front o the sea as these coral banks make, and their variety, beauty, and flavor are such that the taking of them ought to be a great industry.g Indeed, even the deep-sea monsters gather here apparently to note this obstruction in the wide depths of their domain, and the islands were for a time the center of a whale industry; but the fisheries as a whole have not been developed, though the ichthyology of the group, both in respect of those denizens who inhabit the shallower waters and also the deep sea, has been the subject of many scientific treatises. The transparent waters, the beauty of the shallow sea bottom near the shore, and the brilliant coloring of many of the fishes make a picture in the mind of even the casual observer not soon forgotten. Sixty-One Species of Plants Peculiar to Bermuda Nearly 9 per cent. or 61 species growing in Bermuda or its waters, are endemic and are not known to grow anywhere else in the world. These latter are of great interest to naturalists, as they were presumably developed in Bermuda from related plants formerly existing elsewhere, but now mostly extinct, though some may be found elsewhere later, As Bermuda is of a late geologic formation, and it had to grow all by itself 600 miles or more from any other place (for there is no evidence at all that is was ever attached to other land) gcientists have to explain--indeed, they are keen and delighted to explain--how things did get there to grow. As I have said, they find the explanation in the wind, the currents of the ocean, and the birds. When scientists find sixty or more species of plants that are not found elsewhere, their appetite for further knowledge and their ingenuity and imagination are stimulated to explain how these new plants got there, Their enthusiasm in finding and ing the problem and their ardor in propounding explana- tory theories are only exceeded by their joy over some new dis- covery which solves the problem and sustains, it may be, some of their theories. : : Bermuda, the Oleander Islands The glory of the trees, shrubs, and flowers of the Bermu I need not dwell on. In the landscape, the Bermuda cedar furn- ishes the prevailing green. It is the most abundant and charact- eristic tree of Bermuda. It is the Bermudian juniper, with berries which are edible but not nourishing. There is no good evidence that this tree has grown elsewhere, The wood is soft and easily worked, but fades on exposure. It was used for houses in early days, and then, in the maritime glory of Bermuda, when the laws permitted, it was used to build 1t is not good for ships-of wal, as the Bermudian found to their and approaches and can be clipped into arbor arches a cost, because it splinters too much. It is planted along streets A PI AR