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stouffville ontario july 16 1931 quality sfirvlce raspberries we are open to buy any quantity either wild or cultivated you pay less for more ratcliff go town delivery phone 7112 notes and comments flocks of sheep in colorado are being put on an onion diet to re duce the surplus stock ot onions the iamb stew will be already llavored stirling newsargus ot all the vices on earth the one that is the most dillicult to understand is the vice of gossip for most crimes we can find some explanation but tor gossip there is no explanation ex cept depravity or insanity how people can find enjoyment in mak ing life hard for others is one of the eternal mysteries bruce county councillors are be ing petitioned to accept a ten per cent cut in their pay for attending the three sessions of the year as they receive 5 per day the various womens institutes and other bodies believe they can do with less five dollars per day we say well how about york county council which is pulling oft ss per day and a higher mileage than they receive in isruee county personally it would pay the tax payers a whole lot to pay york county fathers s per day to stay at home a commit tee of six or seven could do their work more judiciously we are never too old to learn when you buy a 100foot flag polo you may think only a pole that would be capable of doing the job at 100 feet would be made for the ed in all their beribboned splendor purpose but the parks commission story of western mennonites continued from front page while the girls and younger children are often seen in print dresses though always in quiet shades their dresses are all made after one and the same pattern the skirts are long and plain with a few gathers at the back the waist is longsleeved highnecked and fastened down the front witli in- couspicious buttons it may have a tew tucks down the front which serve to conceal rather than reveal the form no older womans costume however is complete without its black lustre pinafore this may be adorned by an edging of black lase at tho lower hem the one article of feminine at tire which gives the mennouite woman a chance to indulge her natural vanity is a fancy little black cap or bonnet which she dons at marriage this though black may he made entirely out of lace or net with a spray of black ornament al flowers fastened across the front and peeping through frills of lace and ribbons little flat black ribbon hows are sewn across the top just back of the border of lace and flowers black ribbon streamers extend from each of these bows and hang down over the top of the cap where they are fastened at the lower edge these caps are seldom seen by an outsider as they are carefully concealed by a shawl or two it is only when visiting each ethers homes flint they are display- coal coke flour feed coal our sampson feed is an all round good feed for cattle or poultry bran shorts and middlings cheaper in price cement and tile on hand at all times put in your orders for coal and coke now while you can get it dry and clean s w hastings phone 1g9 tims salt stouffville ont cement of stouffville know otherwise they paid a big price for such a pole four years ago but find that it was not heavy enough for the job and the ontario wind engine co who iold the goods to the town dis claim any responsibility despite the fact that they drew a blue print of pole at the time and recommended its purchase the school board has just been compelled to pay 12 per day for g days for a man to preside over the recent middle and lower school examinations held stouffville any intelligent person could have done the job but the department of education sets this ridiculous high rate of pay to the detriment of the tax payers and to the advantage of the teacher who gets the appoint ment not only is the rate too high but tho examinations being held in the month of june the teacher presiding is getting double pay he or she already received pay from the school board for the month of june in the school where they had been engaged throughout the year thats overlapping with a vengeance you cant beat our merchandise anywhere for the same money sensational value in ibex flannelette blankets noted for their good apearance and excellent wearing quality white or grey with blue or pink borders large size special pr 19 bathing suits womens and childrens bathers of splendid quality allwool formlitting one piece styles with attached skirt in a wide range of colors childrens 149 womens 250 extra special womens rayon bloomers fine quality nonrun lingerie an unusually good quality at this low price assorted pastel shades in small medium and large special 49c bathing caps for women or children in quality rubber with or without strap and fancy trimming a variety of shades at 15 and 35c elastic 54 heavy mercerized elastic guaranteed fo wash c yds for 18c heavier elastic at 4 yds for 15c rubber crib sheets good strong quality rubber with guarded corners size 28x38 note the price 40c womens rubber aprons heavy quality witli contrasting colored shirring which makes a very neat trimming special 49c tea pots brown earthenware teapots about 4cup capacity good pourers 25e exceptional values in womens dresses bright little frocks so fresh and clean looking in the house for hot weather some are sleeveless others have short sleeves a splendid variety of styles and colors to choose from special 98c french felt berets just the thing you should have for your summer vacation or sports wear in assort ed shades and at this low price 95c ea womens garden hats made of light weight straw with colored oil cloth band and binding at 35c cretonne cushions bright and cheery for either summer cottage or kitchen this is an opportunity to get a good supply extraordinary value at this new low price 29c kiddies rayon vests fine quality rayon with silk stitching around neck and arms sizes g mos to 0 yrs special 25c shaws store phone 9512 stouffville- ontario our store will be open tuesday thursday and saturday cvcningcloscd wednesday at noon the mennouite woman selects her shawl with as great care as we do our hats and certainly spends more time in putting it on no young man is more fastidious in arranging his tie than the mennouite girl in put ting on her shawl it must be loosely tied in a graceful knot below the chin with ends hanging in a cer tain way the top of the shawl must be brought to a perfect point direct ly above the middle of the fort head to omit this point is considered very poor taste indeed you rarely see a mennouite girl without her shawl and in winter two or three are worn for warmth brilliantly colored flowers may be embroider ed in the corner that hangs down the back and the best shawls may have a fringe around the edge to give variety and swank most of the women have beauti ful hair which seems to thrive well in spite of the singular treatment to which it is subjected every saturday it is taken down and washed should you pass through a mennouite village some afternoon in summer you would see groups of girls gathered in the yards drying their hair in the sun unlike their dresses their hair comes in almost all shades of blonde red brown and black and reaches i almost to tho knees when nearly dry it is parted in the centre and a tiny braid is begun at either side of the parting with as few hairs as possible at every twist of the braid a few more hairs are added thus it is continued to the back of the head fastening the braid close to the head as it proceeds when the centre back is reached the braids are completed in the ordinary way and wound about the head and fastened with some colored yarn or string its owner then worries no more about it until the next satur day when the same process is re peated nowhere can be found finer gardens than those owned by the momionlte an agriculturist for generations back he has developed a rare physical strength and hardi- inoss which coupled with an unus- inal industry places him among the chief horticnlturalists of the world i consequently every mennouite home is surrounded by gardens of i most luxuriant growth there is of course the groat field of potatoes and vegetables but no mennouite garden would be complete without at least half an acre of sunflowers the seeds of which are roasted and eaten as nuts in winter next in importance to the sunflowers conies the plot of water melon and musk melons you rarely visit a mennouite home in autumn but what several of these melons are brought in and served practically every home in the village has its own orchard or fruit garden here are found various native fruitbearing trees and shrubs j such as crab apples plumbs choke cherries pin cherries black and red i currants raspberries gooseberries and occasionally strawberry plants her garden is the one outlet for her love of beauty in the life of the mennonito woman and she indulges groceries carbolic soap 5 cakes 25c soap chips 2 lbs 18c toilet soap 4 cakes 23c apples solid pack per tin 25c ready meals pork saus ages beef and vegetable per tin 15c white waxed paper 3 rolls 9c fancy lobsters per tin 24c toilet paper 3 large rolls 23c fresh chocolates per lb 33c a w scott this passion to the extreme in the cultivation of flowers 1 have visit ed insliy a mennouite home in summer but was never in the house more than half an hour before 1 was invited out to see the flowers they always formed the chief topic of conversation and i have ueer left without an armful of beautiful eld fashioned flowers nasturtiums marigolds snapdragons sweet peas and asters it is hard indeed to and a home without its flower beds and taney borders in the fore ground the season of visiting winter and autumn after the crops have been gathered are the seasons for visiting whole families packed in great democrats or sleighs will set out to visit relatives or friends in neighboring villages many a cheerful evening they spend in each others homes as soon as the handshaking and greet ings are over and the visitors are properly seated a bowl of sun- t lower seed is passed around anil conversation and laughter go on apace amid the soft crackle of these seeds which are eaten throughout the evening by the time the comp any leaves the floor is literally covered with shells some especially women have become so addicted to this habit that they cany a pocket ful of seeds about with them eat ing them constantly even in church in spite of their narrow existence i found the mennonites a whole some and refreshing people to visit it is a relief and a rare change to associate with people who are not forever trying to impress you with the superiority of their own cmittry riiot having otto and moreover they do not try to force their be liefs on to you as so many other religious sects do all they ask is to be left alone to live their religion rather than talk about it neither are they social climbers who try to force themselves into higher circles their conversation though at times tending towards gossip is on the whole helpful and instructive as they compare their own little problems and try to find their solutions it would be hard indeed to find a people who enjoy each others company more than they do neither do they lack in neighbor- liness toward outsiders their ex treme kindness is displaying to its best advantage in case of sickness when the patient hecanies the receipicnt of many a bowl of savory soup or chicken they think noth ing of sitting up all night long in oilent sympathy with the afllicted one of the most outstanding social events is pigkilling nays be fore the event takes place the good housewife is busy baking bread buns and peppernuts all necessary tools are gathered up scrubbed and scoured so that all is in readiness very early on the appointed day the invited guests begin to arrive bringing with them such members of their family and tools as may be useful in their work a great cauldron of water is heated outside over an open fire the men then proceed with the killing and clean ing of the pigs then follows the work in which both women and young folks join that of cutting up the fat meat into small cubes and rendeiing the lard in the huge iron cauldrons the spareribs are cooked at the same time in tile boiling fat and later packed away in the lard for winter then conies the sausagemaking at which everybody works amid laughter and chatting they turn out sausages of all shapes and sizes meat sausages liver sausages and blood sausages the first lull in activities comes when dinner is served at noon by the efficient hostess whose table is loaded with baking supplemented by fried liver potatoes and dill pickles and again in the afternoon about four oclock when coffee buns peppernuts and jam are serv ed these festivities culminate at night when a sausage supper crowns the day and all guests re turn to their respective homes each with a generous bundle of fresh meat tho gift of the hostess it was on a bright sunny morn ing in june that i had the privilege of visiting a mennouite church of the old faith accompanied by one of its members the church was a low barnlike building displaying the rough un finished beams and rafters on the inside the floor was thickly strewn with sawdust long backless benches served as pews consequently sitt ing on one of these through a three hour service nmde an impression on me which i shall not readily forget you do not go to church to en joy ease and comfort hut to do penance for your sins my friend explained to me afterward the minister entered dressed in what looked to me like a green rid ing habit with high top boots and red handkerchief about his necktho hymns consisting of some twenty to twentyfour verses and sung in a minor strain dealt mostly with he life hereafter and pictured most vividly the walling an 1 gnashing of teeth and fire and brimstone appli cations accompanied by the rattling of monstrous chains then by way of contrast we were shown a picture of heaven with its snowy robes and harps ot gold- after several of thosa hymns alternated by bible readings the minister still further enforced their lessons by upbraiding his people for their sin and exhorting them to follow the footsteps of their savior after an hour or so of this dis course the whole congregation knelt on the sawdustcovered tloor in silent prayer broken only now and then by the sound of quiet weeping another hymn brought the threehour serwe to a close thir minister is chosen from the congregation and may he any good man able to read and write i am told that he requires private con fessions of his people thus keeping strict watch over their thoughts and actions a true shepherd of his flock but he is not alone in his work the church is well organized and a number of zealous assistants help him to keep watch over his flock and to punish such members as go astray 1 a private school under the super- vision of the church is conducted in every village during the winter months a primer and the uible are the only textbooks found in the school as a knowledge of these and the elementary rules in arithmetic are considered sufficient i to help the individual through life tho main object of these schools however is to guard the children j against all contact with knowledge that would teiid to undermine their j faith j being naturally sociable thej laws which the most intelligent and progressive mennouite finds the most irksome are those respecting his association with and imita tion of outsiders his love for the beautiful is rigidly suppressed as vanity he is not allowed to buy cars use telephones or acquire any up-to-date- furnishings for his home the use of sword or weapons of any kind is strictly prohibited hence the opposition to war thou shalt not kill is considered sufficient reason neither is he allowed to affiliate himself with any lodge or organization of any kind outside of his own church as these are looked upon with suspicion as being in league with the devil anyone breaking these laws is placed under what is known as the ban and is practically ostracized even by his own family he is not allowed to eat at the same table with his brother or shake hands with him instead he merely touches his knee if the husband is bann ed and the wife refuses to leave him she must share his fate naturally as the young people mingled more and more with their english neighbors in a busi ness way and learned their views they rebelled against these re strictions with the result that a new sect was formed who call them selves bergthaler to differentiate them from the old colonists or kosengarter what happened to the new body which broke from the teachings of their fore bears will be told in an other short article to be published in our pert weeks issue this first band story is secure 1 through the courtesy of mcleans an interesting estimae of the number of jews in the world has been made by the jewish chronicle according to this account the world has roundly 15000000 jews their distribution being kuroe 9500- 000 asia 000000 africa on- 000 america 4600000 tho number in australia and other parts of the south seas is negligible per haps 25000 in all countries the jews make good citideu- ami con tribute tine artists musicians writers and statesmen the rich jews are exceedingly generous as public benefactors ecial on o we have a limited number of new scufflers for sale at extra low prices also good binders and one mower ready for work good running liter gas engine for sale 5 hp 3 sets single harness and one hand washing machine good free demonstration with our new mccormick deering milking machine on your own farm phone for particulars agent for international implements and repairs frank baker grea are you getting everything pos sible from an uptodate creamery service if not try the stouffville creamery co most efficient creamery service since 10 is phone iso stouffville ont open tuesday thursday and saturday evenings we seek the goo of the c we do not oppose anyone all we seek is the good of the country our policy is to benefit our respective localities by em ploying our own and the healing capital under our control in sup port of the trade and industry of the place the founders of the canadian bank of commerce made this statement knowing that canada needed a bank which would cm- ploy the savings of the people so as to benefit the individual strivitiic to produce more from the land the forest and the mine cross roads settlements looking forward to happier living conditions continuing the policy of its founders this bank now serves every branch of canadian com merce in all sections of the country our services are available for every worthy enterprise the canadian bank of commerce capital paid up 30 million dollars reserve fund 30 million dollars cas to 1